Retrospectives
Reflection Tool
Retrospectives
What are the "Retrospectives"?
Retrospectives are proven workshop formats that help teams regularly pause and reflect together on their past collaboration.
They are not only about analyzing mistakes – but above all about recognizing successes, identifying areas for learning, and deriving concrete improvement steps for the future.
They are a central tool in agile ways of working, but can just as well be used in traditional teams, project groups, or for team development.
Their structure and methodology promote transparency, openness, and a stronger team connection.
Starfish-Retro
More - Less - New
Sensitive, profound, versatile: The Starfish Retro helps you find the right balance in the team – for a better balance between tried-and-tested practices and fresh impulses.
Description
The Starfish retrospective brings more nuance into the reflection. It works with five categories:
| • STOP DOING | What should stop immediately? |
| • KEEP DOING | What works well and should be strengthened? |
| • LESS OF | What needs less space? |
| • MORE OF | What works well but may be expanded? |
| • START DOING | What do we want to start concretely anew? |
Through this finer differentiation, a balanced picture of the team reality emerges, which leads to sustainable measures.
Traffic Light-Retro
Stop - Start - Continue
Simple, clear, effective – the traffic light retro gets your collaboration to the point with three simple questions. Perfect for teams that want to quickly recognize where things are stuck – and what is going really well.
Description
The traffic light retrospective uses the intuitive metaphor of a traffic light to make reflection simple and accessible.
| • STOP | What should we stop or change because it hinders us? |
| • START | What would we like to initiate anew in order to collaborate better? |
| • CONTINUE | What is going well and should definitely be maintained? |
This retro brings clarity into chaotic situations and quickly creates constructive orientation for teams of any kind.
