[jrootabega]

Some people are insecure and terrified to ever have a record of them being wrong or ignorant. That's understandable, especially in cultures that hire a lot of relatively unskilled people and h highlight that they're competing. I think it's essential that those who are considered senior or expert demonstrate their own vulnerability by asking questions that show they don't understand or know about something, and being grateful for the response.

If and when you have that trust, criticism also needs to be more structured and question oriented. E.g.

- I think the main problem we're trying to solve is X. Is that right?

- if we do this, we'll solve Y but we'll also have a new issue Z. Do we think we would rather have Z than Y?