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Criterion
Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
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Mad Sad Glad
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
Purposedifferent
When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible.When a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-103-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Emotion Board, Themes, Action ItemsBucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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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.
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4Ls Retrospective
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Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
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Start Stop Continue