🌹🏰 Beauty and the Beast Enchanted Retrospective
Step into the enchanted castle! Let’s break the curse on our teamwork by sharing what inspires, what hinders, and what magic we want to keep. Together, we’ll transform challenges into beautiful results!
Template Columns
🌱 Plant New Roses
Suggest fresh ideas or actions that could help our team bloom like Belle’s enchanted rose.
Base column: Start🛑 Banish the Beasts
Identify habits or obstacles—like the Beast’s temper—that we should break to lift our project’s ‘curse’.
Base column: Stop✨ Cherish the Enchantment
Celebrate and continue the magical practices that, like true love, bring out the best in our team.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
An enchanted, theme‑based retrospective that lets teams plant new ideas, banish harmful habits, and cherish what’s working, turning challenges into magical outcomes.
When to use this template
Use when the team needs a fresh, engaging format to surface improvements and celebrate successes, especially after a sprint with mixed results.
How to facilitate
Begin by welcoming the team and briefly explaining the Beauty and the Beast theme, linking each column to its metaphor.
Ask participants to add sticky notes to the 🌱 Plant New Roses column for fresh ideas or actions they’d like to try.
Next, have them add notes to the 🛑 Banish the Beasts column for habits or obstacles that need to stop.
Then, collect notes for the ✨ Cherish the Enchantment column highlighting practices to keep.
Facilitate a quick round‑robin discussion for each column, allowing owners to elaborate on their points.
Use dot voting or reactions to prioritize the top items in Plant New Roses and Banish the Beasts.
Translate the highest‑voted items into concrete action items with owners and due dates.
Close by reflecting on the overall mood and thanking the team for their contributions.
Pro Tips
Use a rose emoji reaction to signal ideas you love
Encourage brief storytelling to connect the metaphor
Limit each sticky to one idea to keep the board tidy
Set a timer for each discussion segment to stay on schedule
FAQ
What if the team isn’t familiar with the Beauty and the Beast story?
Provide a brief 2‑minute recap or show a simple illustration; the metaphor works even without deep knowledge.
How do we keep the session from becoming just a list of ideas?
Focus the discussion on impact and feasibility, and use voting to surface the most valuable items.
What if we have more than the ideal team size?
Split the group into two smaller circles, each with its own board, then merge the top items in a final plenary.
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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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