Summary:  Most designers invest in running critiques but skip the followup. That missing step is often why feedback culture breaks down. Design critiques generate feedback. But feedback is valuable only if someone closes the loop on it: telling people what changed because of what they said, what didn’t change, and why. This article covers two concrete followup tactics, when to use them, and what you’re quietly risking every time you skip them. Design Critiques Don’t End After the Session How to Close the Loop When to Follow Up What Happens When You Skip Followups Conclusion Design Critiques Don’t End After the Session A design critique is a workshop focused on analyzing a design and giving feedback on whether it meets its objectives. Its ultimate goal is to improve the design. Most teams spend their time and energy focused on planning and facilitating a design critique — choosing the right attendees, structuring the agenda, and facilitating the conversation.…