⚡️ Energy Boost Extravaganza
Let’s recharge our agile process! Reflect on what energized us, drained us, and how we can supercharge our next sprint for maximum team vitality.
Template Columns
🔋 Power Surges
Highlight the moments and actions that charged up our team’s spirit and progress.
Base column: What Went Well🪫 Power Drains
Identify what sapped our energy or slowed us down during this sprint.
Base column: What Went Wrong⚙️ Supercharge for Next Sprint
Share ideas and strategies to amplify our collective energy and improve our workflow.
Base column: What We Want to ImproveAbout this template
The Energy Boost Extravaganza retrospective spotlights moments that energized or drained your team, and helps you co-create strategies to energize your next sprint.
When to use this template
This format is ideal after an intense or challenging sprint when team morale needs a lift, or anytime you sense energy fluctuations affecting workflow and results.
How to facilitate
Kick off the retro by explaining the theme and encouraging openness about team energy and motivation.
Invite everyone to reflect silently and add notes to the Power Surges column, recalling moments or actions that boosted team spirit or made work enjoyable.
Move to the Power Drains column: team members identify situations, obstacles, or habits that diminished their energy or slowed progress.
Review both columns together, clustering similar points to identify patterns, and facilitate a discussion about why these moments felt impactful.
Transition to the Supercharge for Next Sprint column: participants propose practical steps, experiments, or adjustments to harness more energy next time.
Prioritize the suggested ideas as a team and agree on 2–3 concrete actions to implement in the coming sprint.
Wrap up by thanking everyone for their honesty and energy, and schedule a brief follow-up mid-sprint to check progress on agreed actions.
Pro Tips
Encourage teammates to give specific examples and connect them to emotions or outcomes, not just tasks.
Celebrate the wins highlighted in Power Surges to reinforce positive behaviors.
Frame Power Drains as opportunities for growth rather than complaints to keep the session constructive.
If discussion gets too focused on one drain, move forward to solutions to maintain a positive atmosphere.
FAQ
What if the team focuses too much on negative points?
As facilitator, steer the conversation back to Power Surges and solution brainstorming so the session remains balanced and constructive.
How do we make sure actions from Supercharge for Next Sprint actually happen?
Assign clear owners and due dates to each agreed action and do a quick check-in mid-sprint to maintain accountability.
Our team is usually quiet during retrospectives—how can we energize participation?
Start with a playful icebreaker or ask everyone to describe their energy level with a fun metaphor to break the ice and set a dynamic tone.
At a glance
- Duration
45–60 min
- Team Size
4-10 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
What Went Well, What Went Wrong, What We Want to Improve
Tags
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Use this template to run your next retrospective