✈️ Air Travel Journey

Welcome aboard Flight Agile! Let's reflect on our journey: hits, turbulence, and upgrades. Share insights to ensure smooth landings on our next trip! Ready for take-off?
45-60 min
4-10 people
Based on: Start, Stop, Continue
✈️ Air Travel Journey
Template Columns
🛫 Take-Off Plans

Identify new actions and ideas to launch for a successful project journey.

Base column: Start
🛑 Turbulence To Avoid

Discuss challenges or habits we should ground to avoid rough air ahead.

Base column: Stop
🛬 Smooth Landings

Reflect on practices that keep the flight comfortable and should remain part of the experience.

Base column: Continue
About this template

The Air Travel Journey retrospective uses a flight metaphor to analyze project progression by reviewing successful practices, observing difficulties, and proposing improvements.

When to use this template

Use this format mid-project, or after completing a significant phase, to identify what to maintain, remove, or improve.

How to facilitate
1

Welcome the team aboard the session, explaining the flight metaphor and the purpose of the retrospective.

2

Present each column, describing how 'Take-Off Plans' is about new initiatives, 'Turbulence To Avoid' covers challenges, and 'Smooth Landings' reflects on successes.

3

Start with a silent brainstorming session where team members add their input asynchronously under each column.

4

Afterwards, review each column collectively, discussing recurring themes and concerns in detail.

5

Facilitate a prioritization activity to decide the most critical actions or insights from the retrospective.

6

Collaboratively assign owners or next steps for the prioritized actions to set clear expectations going forward.

7

Conclude the session with a summary of what’s been covered and acknowledge everyone’s participation.

Pro Tips

Integrate aviation-related humor or props to make the session more enjoyable and relax the team.

Encourage team members to express not only challenges but also celebrations to maintain a positive balance.

Ensure the language in the 'Turbulence To Avoid' column is solution-oriented to foster constructive dialogue.

FAQ
What if the team finds the metaphor unrelatable?

Explain that using a metaphor like air travel can simplify abstract concepts and draw parallels in an engaging manner.

How do I ensure everyone's ideas are represented?

Use a round-robin approach for contributing ideas or allow for asynchronous pre-inputs to balance participation dynamics.

At a glance
  • Duration

    45-60 min

  • Team Size

    4-10 people

  • Columns

    3 columns

  • Base Format

    Start, Stop, Continue

Tags
reflection
team health
continuous improvement
action-oriented
team collaboration
Ready to get started?

Use this template to run your next retrospective