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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 Learning Review.
Operations
Learning Review
A 5 Whys working surface connects an observable problem with evidenced causes, marked uncertainty and concrete countermeasures with ownership.
Operations
5 Whys
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.After a project phase with mixed results, the method makes learning from the individual case reusable. It connects events, decisions, and systemic conditions into robust insights.For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description.
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Timedifferent
30-60 min1-3 h15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsLearning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement ActionsRoot cause notes, Countermeasures
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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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
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe