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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 of Strategy Execution Loop with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Execution Loop
Paper illustration for Starfish Retrospective
Agile
Starfish Retrospective
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.The Strategy Execution Loop helps avoid treating strategy as a one-off document. It makes visible how strategic decisions are turned into objectives, initiatives, operational work, measurement, and learning.When improvement options need to be sorted more finely than just start and stop, it brings observations into clear kinds of action. This makes visible what should be done more, less, newly, or continued.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLow
Timedifferent
45–75 minInitial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
Team members involved5-124-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement ActionsExecution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning LogStarfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance
RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam
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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 for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
The Scrum Team inspects people, interactions, processes, tools, and the Definition of Done, then agrees on a few testable improvements.
Agile
Sprint Retrospective