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Criterion
A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration for Learning Review.
Operations
Learning Review
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Purposedifferent
When a sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time.After a project phase with mixed results, the method makes learning from the individual case reusable. It connects events, decisions, and systemic conditions into robust insights.With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
45–75 min1-3 h20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
Team members involved3-101-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement ActionsLearning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement ActionsOwnership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
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Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Blameless Postmortem workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Blameless Postmortem