Five Frameworks for Great Retrospectives
Try these retro formats from top creative companies on your next project to recap the work and move learning forward
As we know, feedback is a gift!
And when you’re planning a retrospective for a project, an initiative, an event, or a campaign, it can be helpful to use the same format each time, so that people understand what to expect and feel safe sharing it. I’m a big fan of Miro — they create collaborative software for teams. Their blog focuses on great strategies to create more shared decision making and collaboration among teams. Their article on retrospectives is a fantastic read with great retro frameworks. Here are five that I think would work well for our team (and so many others!)
Top Retrospective Frameworks
Start, Stop, Continue: A straightforward method asking what actions to begin, cease, or maintain.
4 Ls (Liked, Learned, Lacked, Longed For): Promotes nuance by exploring what team members enjoyed, discovered, missed, or desired.
Sailboat (Speedboat): Uses a metaphor to identify what propelled the team (wind), what slowed them down (anchors), and risks ahead (rocks/pirates).
Glad, Sad, Mad: Encourages emotional reflection by categorized feedback into what made the team happy, disappointed, or frustrated.
ORID (Objective, Reflective, Interpretive, Decisional): A structured approach for facilitators to guide the team from facts to decisions.