Stop Complaining& Start Learning! Retrospectives That Drive Change
summary
Claims retrospectives are the core of agility and succeed only when three things line up: triangle of success — people, facilitation, and follow-through. Practical tools named include retrium, Miro/Google Docs, breakout groups, team radar, burn‑down and a retrospective radiator. Concrete techniques: Five Whys, SMART action statements, 80/20 rule for who to invite, dot-vote by impact/effort/energy to pick one action, and “if one is remote everyone is remote.” Following these steps builds muscle memory, increases engagement, and turns the vicious cycle into a virtuous one.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Start
- 3:17The Vicious Cycle of Retrospective Disillusionment
- 5:05RETROSPECTIVE TRIANGLE OF SUCCESS
- 17:21Lots of tooling options exist
- 37:21The Retrospective Radiator
- 38:33The Virtuous Cycle of Retrospective Success
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