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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 for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat 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.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.When a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture.
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Timedifferent
30-60 min1-3 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-123-124-12
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanSailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
KnowledgeMappingRisk
RetrospectiveTeamImprovement
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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
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Agile
Starfish Retrospective
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping