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Criterion
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
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 Starfish Retrospective
Agile
Starfish Retrospective
Purposedifferent
When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.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.
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Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-63-124-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsStarfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments
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RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
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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 for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
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Smoke Test