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Criterion
Paper illustration for Open Space Technology.
Facilitation
Open Space Technology
Paper illustration for Starfish Retrospective
Agile
Starfish Retrospective
Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
Purposedifferent
When a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order.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 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
HighLowLow
Timedifferent
0.5-2 Tage45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
20-500+4-124-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action TopicsStarfish Board, Practice Changes, ExperimentsSailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy
RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam
RetrospectiveTeamImprovement
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Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
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 for Delegation Poker.
Facilitation
Delegation Poker