🧙♂️🦄 Fantasy Quest
Embark on a magical journey through the realms of our project! Share your heroic deeds, mysterious challenges, and enchantments to improve our quest. Together, we’ll weave a legendary saga of success.
Template Columns
✨ Spells to Cast
Bring forward ideas and initiatives to begin advancing our project goals.
Base column: Start🛑 Cursed Paths
Identify the elements we should banish to avoid setbacks and pitfalls.
Base column: Stop⚔️ Arcane Strengths
Celebrate the enchanted practices and approaches we should maintain.
Base column: Continue🔮 Magic to Refine
Suggest enhancements or adjustments to our practices for an epic journey ahead.
Base column: ChangeAbout this template
The Fantasy Quest retrospective uses a magical and adventurous theme to explore past successes, challenges, and future improvements in a unique and engaging format.
When to use this template
This template is great for teams looking for a fun, creative environment to reflect on their performance and generate action items.
How to facilitate
Introduce the Fantasy Quest theme to create a fun, engaging atmosphere. Explain the four columns and their analogs to project goals.
Allow team members 5 minutes to reflect and write down their thoughts in each column individually or in silence.
Once everyone has contributed, explore the '✨ Spells to Cast' column first by clustering similar ideas and discussing them.
Proceed to the '🛑 Cursed Paths' column, identifying obstacles and potential pitfalls based on team input.
Move to '⚔️ Arcane Strengths,' celebrating successes and determining sustaining practices.
Conclude with '🔮 Magic to Refine,' focusing on actionable ways to enhance future efforts.
Wrap up by summarizing key insights and assigning specific owners to actionable items derived from the discussion.
Pro Tips
Encourage imaginative thinking by adopting fantasy language during discussions; this can make the activity more engaging.
Provide a time-box for contributions in each column to keep the retrospective focused and on track.
Celebrate powerful ideas and successes to contribute positively to the team’s morale.
FAQ
What if someone doesn't relate to the fantasy theme?
Ensure the retrospective remains inclusive by emphasizing reflection and collaboration over the creative theme.
How can I ensure action items are followed up on?
Assign clear ownership and deadlines for every action point and revisit them in the following sprint review or retrospective.
At a glance
- Duration
50-75 min
- Team Size
3-12 people
- Columns
4 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue, Change
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