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Criterion
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
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 Learning Review.
Operations
Learning Review
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.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend30-60 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
13-123-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsLearning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations
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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
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method