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Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
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Agile
Sailboat Retrospective
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
Purposedifferent
For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles.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.When a sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowLow
Timedifferent
1-4 h45-90 min45–75 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-12Team members involved
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsSailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions
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InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
RetrospectiveTeamImprovement
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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 Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
The Scrum Team inspects people, interactions, processes, tools, and the Definition of Done, then agrees on a few testable improvements.
Agile
Sprint Retrospective