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I recently came across an awesome and challenging book – Software for Your Head by Jim McCarthy<\/a>. \u00a0There are so many interesting things about this book. \u00a0One of the key tools I discovered I can use right away while reading the book was an amazing tool to provide feedback called the Perfection Game.<\/p>\n

The Perfection Game has two main gains. \u00a0One, to achieve\u00a0perfect results by thinking and telling one another what you like and what would make the results perfect. \u00a0Two, to give feedback to another that is an affirming learning opportunity. \u00a0Since the Perfection Game comes from the Core Protocols<\/a>, there is a very specific way it is played. \u00a0Here are the rules:<\/p>\n

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  1. The requester asks a responder(s), \u201cWill you play the Perfection Game with me?\u201d<\/li>\n
  2. Next, the requester asks, \u201cOn a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate [the item, action or event being considered].\u201d<\/li>\n
  3. The responder tells the requester what was good, or what they liked, about the requester\u2019s item, activity or action that earned the score in the form of \u201cWhat I like about it was [a\u2026 b\u2026 c\u2026].\u201d<\/li>\n
  4. Next, the requester ask the responder, \u201cWhat would have made it perfect?\u201d<\/li>\n
  5. The responders then tells the requester what specific actions are needed in the next iteration to make the item, event or activity perfect in the form of \u201cWhat would have made it perfect for me was [x\u2026 y\u2026 z\u2026].\u201d<\/li>\n
  6. Finally, the requester looks the responder in the eyes and says \u201cThank you.\u201d<\/li>\n
  7. Repeat steps 1 to 6 for all responders.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    As I stated earlier, following the protocol described in the Perfection Game is extremely important<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 Purely or partially negative feedback (\u201cconstructive criticism\u201d) is not allowed at any point in the Perfection Game.\u00a0 As a responder, you must give the feedback to the requester verbally – there is no written feedback allowed.\u00a0 If you cannot think of anything that will help the requester improve, the default score in the Perfection Game is a perfect 10.<\/p>\n

    A word about the scale in the Perfection Game – the scale of 1 to 10 is not about dislike to like, where 1 is \u201ccompletely dislike\u201d and 10 is \u201ccompletely like\u201d.\u00a0 Rather, the scale goes from \u201cthe object has no value\u201d to \u201cI can\u2019t think of anything that would make it better\u201d. \u00a0Keep in mind that as a responders if you give something an 8, you are saying that it is 80% perfect and as the responder you can tell the requester exactly what they need to do in order to gain the missing 20%.<\/p>\n

    Finally, Jim and Michelle McCarthy also have a very interesting podcast discussing the origins of The Perfection Game and how they think about it. \u00a0Be sure to check it out and start playing the Perfection Game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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