🕹️📼 80s Throwback
Step into the neon glow of the 80s, remixing our sprint into a retro hit—share the hits, the jams, the missing tracks, and the future chart‑toppers!
Template Columns
💖 Neon Favorites
Celebrate the bright moments and wins that made our sprint sparkle like a neon sign.
Base column: Liked📚 Synth Lessons
Reflect on the new skills and insights we synthesized during the sprint.
Base column: Learned⚡️ Missing Beats
Identify the gaps or obstacles that threw off the rhythm of our work.
Base column: Lacked🌟 Dreamy Futures
Envision the aspirations and features we’d love to bring to the next sprint.
Base column: Longed ForAbout this template
A fun, 80s‑themed sprint retrospective that celebrates wins, lessons, gaps, and future ideas using neon‑styled columns.
When to use this template
Use when the team wants a light‑hearted, creative wrap‑up that sparks energy and forward thinking, especially after a busy sprint or at the start of a new quarter.
How to facilitate
Play an upbeat 80s playlist, introduce the neon‑themed columns and explain the purpose of each.
Give participants 5–7 minutes to add digital sticky notes to Neon Favorites, Synth Lessons, Missing Beats, and Dreamy Futures, encouraging emojis or retro icons.
After writing, have the facilitator read each column aloud while the team clusters similar notes together.
Discuss the clusters: celebrate successes, extract actionable lessons, identify blockers, and brainstorm future features.
Prioritize the Dreamy Futures ideas with a quick dot‑voting session and turn the top items into concrete action items.
Record agreed actions on a shared board, assign owners, and close with a quick “best 80s moment” shout‑out.
Pro Tips
Use a retro‑style background or neon‑colored virtual whiteboard template to keep the theme immersive.
Limit each sticky note to one short phrase or emoji so the board stays readable and the pace stays fast.
Turn the Dreamy Futures column into a dot‑voting round to quickly surface the most desired ideas.
FAQ
What if team members aren’t familiar with 80s references?
Explain the theme briefly at the start and focus on the column meanings rather than specific cultural references; the neon vibe works for any era.
How can we prevent the session from turning into an unstructured brainstorm?
Stick to the timed silent writing phase, then move quickly to clustering and focused discussion for each column.
What if we run out of time?
Prioritize the Dreamy Futures voting and action‑item capture; you can defer deeper discussion of lower‑priority items to a follow‑up meeting.
How do we ensure actions are tracked after the retro?
Assign owners and due dates directly on the shared board, and copy the action list into your sprint planning tool.
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At a glance
- Duration
45–60 min
- Team Size
4-12 people
- Columns
4 columns
- Base Format
Liked, Learned, Lacked, Longed For
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