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Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup
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
Purposedifferent
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.For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight.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 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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 minWochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus30-60 min45–75 min
Participantsdifferent
4-122-83-12Team members involved
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sailboat Board, Risks, Improvement ActionsHypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decisionStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveTeamImprovement
LeanStartupValidationMVP
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
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