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Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Learning Review.
Operations
Learning Review
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Agile
Mad Sad Glad
Purposedifferent
With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.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 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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend1-3 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
13-103-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineLearning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement ActionsEmotion Board, Themes, Action Items
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ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations
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
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
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Operations
Weekly Review