2 things: * It's about how make the suggestion. "How about making this blue darker?" vs. "Do you think making this blue darker would give us more engagement? A

2 things: * It's about how make the suggestion. "How about making this blue darker?" vs. "Do you think making this blue darker would give us more engagement? Are there any studies, or have we done A/B testing on this? I think it fits on our branding better because..." etc. Derek's example is really bad one though. Why would a manager (unless an experienced designer) would make such a pointless suggestion? * If everything you say is just done without any sort of questioning then it's obvious there is a problem. So I think any decent manager would notice it.