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Paper illustration for Starfish Retrospective
Agile
Starfish Retrospective
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
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.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
45-90 min1-2 h Setup, laufend30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-1211
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Starfish Board, Practice Changes, ExperimentsAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next Actions
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RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
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Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
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 ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method