🌺🏝️ Aloha Agile Adventure
Surf through our sprint, sharing the breezes of success, the tides of challenges, and charting a sunny path forward with island spirit!
Template Columns
🌊🚀 Ride the Wave
Identify new practices to launch our project like catching the perfect wave.
Base column: Start🛑🌋 Erupting Lava
Pinpoint habits that are burning us out and need to be halted.
Base column: Stop🌺🌞 Keep the Aloha
Celebrate and maintain the positive vibes and successful rituals.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
A tropical‑themed sprint retrospective that lets the team surf successes, stop draining habits, and keep the Aloha spirit alive.
When to use this template
Use when you want a fun, energizing wrap‑up that highlights both wins and blockers while reinforcing team culture.
How to facilitate
Introduce the Aloha theme, explain the three columns and set a relaxed, island‑vibe tone
Warm‑up with a quick ice‑breaker such as sharing a favorite beach memory
Ride the Wave: ask participants to add notes about practices that propelled the sprint forward, then cluster similar ideas
Erupting Lava: have the team write habits or obstacles that burned energy, group them, and discuss their impact
Keep the Aloha: collect celebrations and rituals to maintain, vote on the top items to keep
Create action items: for each top issue from Wave and Lava define a concrete experiment or stop, assign owners, and set a review date
Pro Tips
Use a virtual whiteboard with colorful sticky notes to match the island theme and keep energy high
Limit each column to 5‑7 items before voting to keep discussion focused
End with a brief gratitude round where each person shares one thing they appreciate about a teammate
FAQ
What if the team struggles to generate items for a column?
Prompt with specific examples, such as recent successes or frustrations, and encourage anyone to add even small observations.
How do we ensure action items are realistic?
Ask the owner to define a clear success metric and a short timeframe, then have the group commit to checking progress in the next stand‑up.
Can this format work for a fully remote team?
Yes—use digital sticky notes, emoji reactions for voting, and keep the island soundtrack low‑key in the background to sustain the vibe.
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At a glance
- Duration
45–60 min
- Team Size
4-12 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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