Makes reaction patterns conscious and leads step by step to more ownership and concrete commitment.
Core question: What next action can I credibly take responsibility for in this situation?
Operating practiceMethod form: Operating practice. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
20-45 min
1-8
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AgileCategory: Agile. Describes the method's domain of use.
Sorts team feedback into start, stop, and continue so the retrospective produces clear next steps.
Core question: What should the team start, stop, or deliberately continue doing?
Facilitation methodMethod form: Facilitation method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
30-60 min
3-12
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AgileCategory: Agile. Describes the method's domain of use.
Collects emotional signals from the team, clusters them into themes, and makes real conversation topics visible.
Core question: Which experiences made us mad, sad or glad, and which working condition do we want to change?
Facilitation methodMethod form: Facilitation method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
30-60 min
3-10
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AgileCategory: Agile. Describes the method's domain of use.
Sorts review, learning points, and friction into Liked, Learned, Lacked, and Longed For for concrete improvements.
Core question: What did we like, learn, lack, and long for, and which small improvement will we inspect afterward?
Facilitation methodMethod form: Facilitation method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
45–75 min
Team members involved
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AgileCategory: Agile. Describes the method's domain of use.
Makes a team's winds, anchors, risks, and target picture visible and turns the review into prioritized improvements.
Core question: What helps our journey to the goal, what slows us today and what danger lies ahead?
Facilitation methodMethod form: Facilitation method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
45-90 min
4-12
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AgileCategory: Agile. Describes the method's domain of use.
Sorts practices into Start, Stop, More, Less, and Keep, so routine changes get chosen more deliberately.
Core question: Which practices should we preserve, increase, reduce, stop or start trying?
Facilitation methodMethod form: Facilitation method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
45-90 min
4-12
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FacilitationCategory: Facilitation. Describes the method's domain of use.
Clarifies purpose, roles, and working rules in a charter that makes collaboration tangible and verifiable.
Core question: What shared agreement enables this team to fulfil its mandate with clear boundaries and responsibilities?
Operating practiceMethod form: Operating practice. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
2-4 h
3-12
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AgileCategory: Agile. Describes the method's domain of use.
Jointly formulates valid working rules and clarifies how the team handles expectations, conflicts, and reviews.
Core question: Which observable agreements help this team collaborate reliably and respectfully?
Operating practiceMethod form: Operating practice. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
45-90 min
3-12
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FacilitationCategory: Facilitation. Describes the method's domain of use.
Makes accountability negotiable and visible, helping negotiate roles, expectations, and open questions cleanly.
Core question: Who owns each concrete result, and where are participation or escalation needed?
Facilitation methodMethod form: Facilitation method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
45-90 min
3-10
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FacilitationCategory: Facilitation. Describes the method's domain of use.
Shows delegation levels for decision areas and creates agreements about closeness, freedom, and control.
Core question: Which delegation level fits this decision given current capability, risk, and boundaries?
Facilitation methodMethod form: Facilitation method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
45-90 min
3-10
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FacilitationCategory: Facilitation. Describes the method's domain of use.
Surfaces stakeholder expectations, clusters conflicts, and turns them into concrete agreements.
Core question: Which expectations, commitments, and observable signals must be clarified at this interface?
Facilitation methodMethod form: Facilitation method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
45-90 min
3-12
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AgileCategory: Agile. Describes the method's domain of use.
Compares stories relatively, surfaces knowledge gaps, and produces a shared estimate with traceable assumptions.
Core question: Which relative size can the delivery team support after independent selection, simultaneous reveal, and clarification of the highest and lowest assumptions?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
2-5 min je Item
3-9
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Team DesignCategory: Team Design. Describes the method's domain of use.
Moves team boundaries, interfaces, and collaboration toward a concrete result through "provide the template", "clarify responsibilities and non-responsibilities", and "anchor it visibly in the wiki".
Core question: What must other teams know to work effectively with this team with minimal disruption?
Operating practiceMethod form: Operating practice. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
Half day initial, dann laufend
Ein Team plus Stakeholder
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Team DesignCategory: Team Design. Describes the method's domain of use.
Moves team boundaries, interfaces, and collaboration toward a concrete result through "explain the scale and categories", "run an anonymous team survey", and "derive and track actions".
Core question: Which load currently blocks sustainable flow, and what system change will reduce it?
Operating practiceMethod form: Operating practice. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
60-90 min
3-12
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Team DesignCategory: Team Design. Describes the method's domain of use.
Moves team boundaries, interfaces, and collaboration toward a concrete result through "prepare the team list", "explain the three modes with examples", and "document agreements per pair".
Core question: Which interaction mode supports this outcome with the least persistent coupling?
Mapping toolMethod form: Mapping tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
Half day
Team-Leads plus Architecture
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Team DesignCategory: Team Design. Describes the method's domain of use.
Moves team boundaries, interfaces, and collaboration toward a concrete result through "prepare a template with the four structures", "place current teams as squads", and "derive actions".
Core question: Which local structures do we need for autonomy, alignment, and craft exchange?
Mapping toolMethod form: Mapping tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.