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Criterion
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Purposedifferent
The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work.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.After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
20-60 min30-60 min20-45 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
13-103-123-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Plain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesEmotion Board, Themes, Action ItemsLessons learned, Action items, Event summaryStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
LearningOperationsImprovement
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
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