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Criterion
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
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
When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build 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
15-30 min30-60 min1-3 h45–75 min
Participantsdifferent
3-123-123-10Team members involved
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsLearning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement Actions4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
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