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Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
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 Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
Purposedifferent
The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.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 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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
15-90 min daily30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
13-123-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsEmotion Board, Themes, Action Items
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PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
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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
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Operations
Ivy Lee Method
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Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective