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Criterion
Paper illustration for Teach-back.
Knowledge Modeling
Teach-back
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
Operations
Causal Factor Analysis
Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat 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.For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events.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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LowHighLow
Timedifferent
5-20 min2-6 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-104-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Understanding Check, Clarification Notes, Learning GapsEvent Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective ActionsSailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions
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LearningUnderstandingCommunication
CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline
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
Paper illustration for Learning Review.
Operations
Learning Review
The Scrum Team inspects people, interactions, processes, tools, and the Definition of Done, then agrees on a few testable improvements.
Agile
Sprint Retrospective
Paper illustration for Starfish Retrospective
Agile
Starfish Retrospective