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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 OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
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 It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia.After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
30-60 min15-60 min je Zyklus20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-121-83-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsSituation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesLessons learned, Action items, Event summary
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
LearningOperationsImprovement
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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 the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration for Learning Review.
Operations
Learning Review