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Criterion
Paper illustration for Starfish Retrospective
Agile
Starfish Retrospective
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Purposedifferent
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.The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min20-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-121
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Starfish Board, Practice Changes, ExperimentsPlain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study Notes
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
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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.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
The Scrum Team inspects people, interactions, processes, tools, and the Definition of Done, then agrees on a few testable improvements.
Agile
Sprint Retrospective
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue