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Criterion
Paper illustration for Teach-back.
Knowledge Modeling
Teach-back
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
The Scrum Team inspects people, interactions, processes, tools, and the Definition of Done, then agrees on a few testable improvements.
Agile
Sprint Retrospective
Purposedifferent
Teach-back checks whether an explanation actually got through to the other person. The method makes misunderstandings visible early and strengthens shared understanding in advisory and learning situations.When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance.When a sprint is over and friction shouldn't simply be carried forward, it opens the view onto collaboration and patterns. It creates space to see causes and changes together.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
5-20 minHalber Tag bis 2 TageUp to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter
Participantsdifferent
2-815-200Scrum Team
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Understanding Check, Clarification Notes, Learning GapsSession Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsImprovement actions, Team agreements
Tags1 shared
LearningUnderstandingCommunication
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
RetrospectiveImprovementLearning
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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 a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion