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Criterion
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
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 deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.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
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min45-60 min45–75 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-8Team members involved
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsAssumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
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Paper illustration for Starfish Retrospective
Agile
Starfish Retrospective
Paper illustration of a Learning Card with four fields for hypothesis, observation, insight, and action.
Product Discovery
Learning Card
Paper illustration of Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test