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Criterion
Paper illustration for Learning Review.
Operations
Learning Review
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 Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
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 a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.When a system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-60 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-103-122-8
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Learning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement ActionsStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsContradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas
Tagsno overlap
LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving
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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.
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After-Action Review
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Agile
Sailboat Retrospective