🩁🐒 Day at the Zoo

Welcome to the zoo of project exploration! Let's mimic the wisdom of animals by starting new habits, stopping what weighs us down, and continuing the good practices that help us thrive.
60–75 min
3-10 Personen
Basierend auf: Start, Stop, Continue
🩁🐒 Day at the Zoo
Vorlagen-Spalten
🐒 Swing to New Habits

Identify new actions or experiments we should start adopting, like a monkey swinging to fresh ideas.

Basis-Spalte: Start
🐘 Stop Carrying the Weight

Highlight practices or obstacles that are as heavy as an elephant and need to be stopped.

Basis-Spalte: Stop
🩁 Roar with Pride

Celebrate the ongoing habits or successes that make us proud, like a lion's mighty roar.

Basis-Spalte: Continue
Über diese Vorlage

The 'Day at the Zoo' retrospective helps teams reflect on their workflows and habits, drawing inspiration from animal behaviors to conceptualize new ideas, eliminate barriers, and celebrate successes.

Wann Sie diese Vorlage verwenden sollten

Best used at the end of a project cycle or milestone to comprehensively review team habits, obstacles, and achievements.

Wie man moderiert
1

Begin by introducing the retrospective purpose and explain the 'Day at the Zoo' theme, connecting each column metaphor to its meaning.

2

Have team members individually brainstorm for each column with sticky notes or virtual equivalents, allotting 10 minutes for freeform ideation.

3

Go through each column together, discussing the notes shared, clustering similar themes, and gaining team consensus or elaboration where needed.

4

Encourage discussion on how to implement new habits identified, devising specific actions for things to start and defining roles or next steps.

5

Discuss insights from the 'stop' column and create an action plan for eliminating identified blockers, assigning owners where relevant.

6

Celebrate the 'continue' items, highlighting the value they bring to the team, and decide how to sustain these practices moving forward.

7

Conclude with a reflection on the activity, asking for feedback on the process and preparing action steps before closing.

Profi-Tipps

Use the theme to set a playful tone which can increase engagement, but ensure discussions are focused and productive.

Encourage concise contributions to prevent overwhelming amounts in the discussion stage.

Create a safe space for contributions, particularly in the 'stop' column where feedback might be sensitive.

HĂ€ufig gestellte Fragen
What if the team is hesitant to share in the 'stop' column?

Provide anonymized input methods or lead by sharing constructive insights yourself to set an example.

How can I keep the zoo theme from becoming distracting?

Balance light-heartedness with clear facilitation—acknowledge the thematic fun in transitions but ensure discussions remain goal-oriented.

Auf einen Blick
  • Dauer

    60–75 min

  • TeamgrĂ¶ĂŸe

    3-10 Personen

  • Spalten

    3 Spalten

  • Basisformat

    Start, Stop, Continue

Tags
team reflection
action-oriented
collaborative
creative theme
engaging
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