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| Criterion |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Agile 4Ls Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|
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 demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | 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 | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-5 Tage | 45–75 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | Nutzertraffic | Team members involved |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam |
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