🌴🐒 Disney's Tarzan Jungle Journey
Swing through the vines of our sprint like Tarzan! Discover new agile instincts, avoid project pitfalls, and celebrate our tribe’s teamwork as we navigate the wilds together.
Template Columns
🌱 Plant New Vines (Start)
What new practices or ideas should we nurture to help our agile jungle thrive?
Base column: Start🦁 Avoid Jungle Dangers (Stop)
Which habits or obstacles should we leave behind to keep the jungle safe and efficient?
Base column: Stop🐒 Keep Swinging Strong (Continue)
Which actions or strengths should we keep doing to glide smoothly through our sprints?
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
The Disney's Tarzan Jungle Journey retrospective invites your team to swing through successes, cut away obstacles, and plant new agile ideas to keep your workflow fresh and effective.
When to use this template
Use this format when you want to energize the team, introduce playful creativity, or clarify sprint learnings in a fun, themed way. It’s ideal after a dynamic sprint or any time team engagement needs a boost.
How to facilitate
Kick off with a brief welcome and introduce the Tarzan Jungle Journey theme, setting an upbeat, creative tone.
Present the three columns: Plant New Vines, Avoid Jungle Dangers, and Keep Swinging Strong, explaining what each represents.
Give the team a few minutes of silent reflection to jot down feedback in each column, focusing on new practices, things to stop, and strengths to continue.
Invite team members to share their thoughts by moving through the columns together, and encourage storytelling or relatable jungle metaphors if desired.
Cluster similar ideas and discuss their impact, clarifying why each point matters for future teamwork.
Lead a focused prioritization on which new vines to plant or dangers to address next sprint.
Close by celebrating wins and confirming ownership of action items inspired by the session.
Pro Tips
Encourage creative analogies and playful language to lower barriers and spark lively discussion.
Prepare a few jungle-inspired icebreakers or background visuals to immerse the team in the theme.
Balance time across columns to ensure new ideas and improvements aren’t overpowered by issues to stop.
Assign a scribe to capture concrete action items and follow-ups in real time.
FAQ
What if the jungle theme feels too playful for some team members?
Frame the theme as an energizer meant to make reflection enjoyable. Adapt language as needed if the team prefers a more straightforward approach.
How do we ensure new practices suggested in 'Plant New Vines' actually get trialed?
Prioritize one or two ideas as concrete experiments for the next sprint and assign clear ownership to individuals or pairs.
How can we prevent the 'Avoid Jungle Dangers' column from becoming negative?
Encourage framing obstacles as opportunities to improve, and always link stops to constructive next steps.
At a glance
- Duration
30–45 min
- Team Size
4-10 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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