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| Criterion | ![]() Agile Sprint Retrospective | ![]() Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a sprint is over and friction shouldn't simply be carried forward, it opens the view onto collaboration and patterns. It creates space to see causes and changes together. | When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | Scrum Team | 4-20 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Improvement actions, Team agreements | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveImprovementLearning | ComplexitySensemakingDecision |
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