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Criterion
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
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 Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
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.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.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 wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
20-60 min6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
12-4 pro Pitch3-124-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Plain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsSailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
RetrospectiveTeamImprovement
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