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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Futures Wheel |  Agile 4Ls Retrospective |  Agile Sprint Retrospective |  Agile Starfish Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event. | 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. | When a sprint is over and friction shouldn't simply be carried forward, it opens the view onto collaboration and patterns. It creates space to see causes and changes together. | When improvement options need to be sorted more finely than just start and stop, it brings observations into clear kinds of action. This makes visible what should be done more, less, newly, or continued. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 45–75 min | Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | Team members involved | Scrum Team | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions | Improvement actions, Team agreements | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments |
Tagsno overlap | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam | RetrospectiveImprovementLearning | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam |