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Criterion
Paper Kanban board with To Discuss, Discussing and Discussed columns, topic cards, votes and timer.
Facilitation
Lean Coffee
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
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
Purposedifferent
When a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait.With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min20-45 min45–75 min
Participantsdifferent
3-201-8Team members involved
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action ItemsOwnership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationAutonomyDialogue
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
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Knowledge Modeling
Peer Instruction
Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue