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Criterion
Paper illustration for Starfish Retrospective
Agile
Starfish Retrospective
Paper illustration of MVP Test Matrix with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
MVP Test Matrix
Paper illustration of a Learning Card with four fields for hypothesis, observation, insight, and action.
Product Discovery
Learning Card
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.When several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan.The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible.
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Timedifferent
45-90 min45-75 min25-40 min
Participantsdifferent
4-122-81-5
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Starfish Board, Practice Changes, ExperimentsTest Matrix, Test PlanLearning Card with evidence and next action
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RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning
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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 of Experiment Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Paper illustration of Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test