🌿🌀 Avatar: Journey through Pandora
Step into the lush world of Pandora! Reflect like a true Na'vi—connect with our project’s spirit, discover areas to nurture, weeds to pull, and growth to maintain. Let’s harmonize our efforts and make our workflow as vibrant as Eywa herself!
Template Columns
🌱 Seeds to Plant
Share fresh practices and ideas we should begin to cultivate in our project jungle.
Base column: Start🌋 Hazards to Leave Behind
Identify habits or actions that threaten the balance and should be abandoned for a thriving ecosystem.
Base column: Stop🌺 Flowers in Bloom
Highlight the strengths and rituals already rooted in our team that must continue to flourish.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
This Pandora-inspired retrospective invites your team to reflect on growth, obstacles, and strengths by exploring new ideas, eliminating blockers, and celebrating successes.
When to use this template
Use this template when your team wants to encourage creative thinking, identify areas for improvement, and strengthen positive routines—especially after product milestones or challenging sprints.
How to facilitate
Introduce the Pandora theme and explain the meaning behind each column to set an imaginative tone.
Invite everyone to spend a few quiet minutes reflecting and adding cards to any columns: new ideas (Seeds to Plant), things to stop (Hazards to Leave Behind), and current strengths (Flowers in Bloom).
Allow team members to silently review everyone’s contributions, grouping related items where appropriate.
Facilitate discussion around each column, prompting the team to expand on ideas, address concerns, and share stories.
Collaboratively prioritize key actions for the Seeds and Hazards columns—agree which experiments or habits to try and which blockers to remove.
Record concrete action items and assign owners.
Close by celebrating the Flowers in Bloom, recognizing recent team achievements and ongoing strengths.
Pro Tips
Use visual backgrounds (like lush forests) to set the Pandora mood and inspire creative sharing.
Prompt quieter team members with questions or encourage written comments if participation dips.
Connect each action item explicitly to team or project goals, using Avatar metaphors for fun.
Consider a quick Na’vi-inspired icebreaker to help everyone engage with the theme.
FAQ
How do I keep discussions balanced between columns?
Set time limits for each section and actively prompt for input on all columns, especially if one area gets more attention.
What if team members aren't familiar with Avatar or Pandora?
Briefly explain the metaphor using everyday terms. The core reflection themes—starting, stopping, and continuing—remain accessible to all.
How can I encourage honest feedback on Hazards to Leave Behind?
Model vulnerability as a facilitator, and create a safe space by normalizing that mistakes and blockers are a natural part of growth.
At a glance
- Duration
40–55 min
- Team Size
4-10 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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Ready to get started?
Use this template to run your next retrospective