🌺🏖️ Aloha Island Retreat
Mahalo! Dive into our Hawaiian-inspired retro, surf the waves of progress, share the sunshine of successes, and navigate the tides of challenges to keep our sprint breezy and bright.
Template Columns
🌱🌊 New Wave Initiatives
Identify fresh ideas and practices to launch, like catching the next wave of improvement.
Base column: Start🛑🌋 Volcanic Pitfalls
Highlight habits or processes that erupt problems and should be halted.
Base column: Stop🌈🏄♂️ Aloha Flow
Celebrate the smooth, sunny practices we’ll keep riding.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
A Hawaiian‑themed sprint retro that surfaces new ideas, stops harmful habits, and celebrates smooth practices.
When to use this template
Use when the team wants a fun, themed way to surface fresh initiatives, eliminate blockers, and reinforce what’s working well.
How to facilitate
Introduce the Aloha Island Retreat theme and explain the three columns: New Wave Initiatives, Volcanic Pitfalls, and Aloha Flow
Warm‑up with a quick ice‑breaker like sharing a favorite beach memory to set a relaxed tone
In the New Wave Initiatives column, have each participant add one concise idea on a virtual sticky, then group similar ideas together
Move to the Volcanic Pitfalls column, ask the team to list habits or processes that caused friction, discuss briefly, and vote on the top two to stop
In the Aloha Flow column, capture practices that felt smooth, decide which to keep, and assign owners for continued use
Review all three columns, turn the top items into actionable tasks, and close with a collective “Aloha” affirmation
Pro Tips
Use a tropical background or low‑volume island music to keep the vibe alive without distracting the discussion
Limit each sticky to one clear idea and use distinct colors for start, stop, and continue to improve visual scanning
Appoint a “wave‑captain” to record action items and follow up on them in the next sprint
FAQ
What if the team runs out of ideas for New Wave Initiatives?
Prompt the group with questions like “What could we try next sprint?” or borrow suggestions from previous retrospectives to spark fresh thinking.
How do we handle strong disagreement on a Volcanic Pitfall?
Use dot voting to prioritize the most critical issues, discuss the top‑voted items, and agree on a concrete mitigation plan.
Can this format work for larger groups?
Yes, split the team into smaller sub‑teams for each column, then reconvene to share summaries and consolidate action items.
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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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