🕶️🌌 Blackout Chronicles
Lights out! Dive into the darkness and uncover hidden insights in this mysterious Blackout-themed retro. Illuminate the actions we need to start, pause the imposing challenges, and reignite the bright streaks that worked well to light our way forward.
Template Columns
💡 Ideas to Ignite
Share new ideas or initiatives to light the way in the midst of the long blackout.
Base column: Start🚦Dimming the Noise
Identify disruptions or practices that need pausing in this blackout journey.
Base column: Stop🔋Charged Success
Highlight what has kept the energy flowing despite the blackout.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
The Blackout Chronicles retrospective invites teams to reflect on their progress using a blackout theme, focusing on initiatives to ignite, challenges to dim, and successful practices to recharge.
When to use this template
Use this theme when looking for a creative way to frame a team's reflection and action planning, especially during periods of uncertainty or adventure.
How to facilitate
Set the stage with the team, introducing the 'Blackout Chronicles' theme and explaining the purpose of reflecting on ideas to ignite, disruptions to dim, and successes to recharge.
Ask participants to individually consider the prompts and add their contributions to each column: ideas for future actions, challenges to address, and practices to continue.
Allow a set time for reviewing and clustering similar contributions within the columns.
Facilitate a discussion for each column to delve deeper into the contributions, focusing first on igniting new ideas.
After reviewing all contributions, guide the team in prioritizing actions and creating a plan for the next phase.
Close by summarizing key insights and commitments, and thank the team for engaging enthusiastically in the theme.
Pro Tips
Use ambient themes or music that enhance the sense of a 'blackout' or darkness to boost engagement.
Encourage creativity and fun in applying the metaphor to insights shared.
Provide a brief explanation for the metaphoric column titles to ensure clarity.
FAQ
Can I adapt the template for a team unfamiliar with metaphorical themes?
Yes, provide straightforward examples or rename the columns with explanatory subtitles to align with team understanding.
What if the team struggles with introspection under this theme?
Anchor discussions with specific examples or previously observed situations to stimulate meaningful contributions.
At a glance
- Duration
45–60 min
- Team Size
4-10 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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