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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 Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
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.When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
45–75 min30-60 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
Team members involved3-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement ActionsEmotion Board, Themes, Action ItemsDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
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Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
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 an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method