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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 an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
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.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-122-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsIssue Map, Positions, Argument Notes
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
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