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Criterion
Paper illustration for Learning Review.
Operations
Learning Review
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
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 team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
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.For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles.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 deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-4 h45–75 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-8Team members involved3-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Learning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement ActionsContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement ActionsStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
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