🍰🎂 Cake Slice Celebration
Gather around the dessert table to slice through our sprint, savoring the sweet wins, discarding the stale crumbs, and baking fresh ideas for the next bite.
Template Columns
🧁 Fresh Bakes
Identify new practices we’ll start baking into our workflow.
Base column: Start🚫 Stale Crumbs
Highlight habits that leave a bad taste and should be stopped.
Base column: Stop✅ Sweet Spots
Celebrate the processes that are already delicious and keep them going.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
A fun, dessert‑themed sprint review that celebrates successes, stops unproductive habits, and creates fresh ideas for the next sprint.
When to use this template
Use when the team wants a light‑hearted, visual way to reflect on the sprint and generate actionable improvements.
How to facilitate
Set up a digital cake board with three columns: Fresh Bakes, Stale Crumbs, Sweet Spots.
Invite each participant to add one sticky note per column that captures a win, a habit to stop, or a new practice to start.
Group similar notes together and discuss each column, celebrating the Sweet Spots, identifying Stale Crumbs, and brainstorming Fresh Bakes.
Run a quick vote to surface the top three items in each column.
Turn the highest‑voted Fresh Bakes into concrete action items, assign owners, and set due dates.
Close by thanking the team, sharing the board link, and reminding everyone of the next steps.
Pro Tips
Limit each person to three items per column to keep the conversation focused.
Use emoji stickers (cupcake, bite, sparkle) to keep the dessert theme lively.
Turn voting into a rapid poll using the platform’s reaction feature.
Capture action items in a shared document immediately after the retro.
FAQ
What if the team runs out of ideas for Fresh Bakes?
Prompt them by asking what small experiments they'd like to try next sprint or revisit past suggestions that were postponed.
How do we keep the session from becoming just a celebration?
Balance fun with focus by allocating specific time limits for each column and ending with concrete, assigned action items.
Can this format work for larger teams?
Yes, split the group into smaller breakout rooms for brainstorming, then reconvene to share the top items and decide on actions.
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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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