Giving praise shouldn’t be sacred. It should be a ritual. Research has shown that the highest performing teams give on average six praises for every negative feedback. We started Matter with the premise that feedback should be both productive and positive.
Now with kudos, you can celebrate, praise, and recognize your peers in style, both individual and team wins. Our head of design, Marc Reisen, shares why giving and receiving praise on Matter is fun, simple, and easy:
"Giving praise shouldn’t have to feel awkward. We’ve created three simple themes that make it easy for you to tell your peers how much you appreciate them."
Ways to Use Kudos
Looking to celebrate, praise, and recognize in style? We've you covered. On Matter, you can choose from three types of kudos: Thank You, Amazing Job, and Team Player.
When to use "Thank You" Kudos: Let your peers know how thankful you are of them, whether it’s their infectious smile, positivity, or recent support on a project.
When to use "Amazing Job" Kudos: Nothing says “you kicked it out of the park” more than letting your peers know that they just did an amazing job.
When to use "Team Player": Celebrate a team win together by adding multiple peers in the same kudos. Let them know you appreciate their collaboration.
📸 Behind the Product: Nothing says "I appreciate you" more than animated kudos. Matter's Elmar Carillo, software engineer, animated kudos from scratch using GreenSock. Here's why Elmar chose GreenSock to animate kudos:
"Much kudos goes to GreenSock team for providing the platform to give our kudos design some love. With the newly updated timeline tool, it was very simple to transform our vector images into animations that scale."
How Kudos Work
Matter makes sharing appreciation regularly and timely simple. First, go to the Home page, then click Send Kudos. Afterward, choose the type of kudos you want to send. Then, select peer(s) who you want to send some kudos love. Now, add a message with your kudos and click Send. Hurrah, your kudos is on its way!
Got Questions?
We're here to help. Tweet to us @matterapp or email us at hello@matterapp.com.
