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Paper illustration for Learning Review.
Operations
Learning Review
Paper illustration for Starfish Retrospective
Agile
Starfish Retrospective
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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Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
Purposedifferent
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 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.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 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
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min45–75 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-104-12Team members involved4-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Learning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement ActionsStarfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement ActionsSailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions
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LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations
RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
RetrospectiveTeamImprovement
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