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Criterion
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
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 Learning Review.
Operations
Learning Review
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
Purposedifferent
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.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.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
20-45 min30-60 min1-3 h45–75 min
Participantsdifferent
1-83-123-10Team members involved
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching NotesStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsLearning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement Actions4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
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