👻🔮 Ghostly Reflections
Enter the haunted halls of our project and uncover the specters of past sprints. Share the 'friendly ghosts' (successes), confront the 'haunting spirits' (challenges), and exorcise what's lingering for a smooth future. Let's turn our haunted past into spirited progress!
Template Columns
🕯️ Spectral Successes
Illuminate the successes and achievements that guided our team through the dark.
Base column: What Went Well🎭 Haunted Hiccups
Unearth the spooky missteps and challenges that emerged and learn from them.
Base column: What Went Wrong🌕 Phantom Prospects
Confront lingering shadows and find ways to improve and thrive in future sprints.
Base column: What We Want to ImproveAbout this template
Ghostly Reflections is a creative retrospective template that helps teams celebrate successes, address challenges, and plan improvements by using a Halloween-themed twist.
When to use this template
Use this retrospective at the end of a sprint or project with the team, especially around Halloween or to add a fresh, fun theme to your reflections.
How to facilitate
Start by introducing the theme and objectives of the session, explaining the metaphor of the 'haunted house' to encourage engagement.
Share the board with the team, explaining each column's purpose and inviting them to populate it with cards asynchronously or during the session.
Begin the review with 'Spectral Successes,' asking the team to share contributions from the column that show what helped the sprint go well.
Move to 'Haunted Hiccups,' discussing challenges and reflecting on what could have been done differently while clarifying the root causes.
Finally, delve into 'Phantom Prospects,' brainstorming improvements and actionable ideas to resolve issues and enhance workflows for the future.
Cap the session by summarizing the discussion and highlighting key takeaways, ensuring identified actions are tracked for the next sprint or project.
Wrap up by thanking the team for their insights and closing with a fun, themed touch—in line with the Halloween spirit!
Pro Tips
Encourage participants to contribute visually creative cards with gifs or spooky icons to commit to the fun theme.
Set a spooky yet engaging background music or video while the team brainstorms, enhancing the experience.
Use the themed language to lighten addressing challenges, ensuring the tone stays constructive.
FAQ
What if team members don’t resonate with the Halloween theme?
Adapt the language to a general reflection theme while keeping the structure intact to maintain inclusivity.
How can we ensure the timing doesn’t exceed the limit?
Assign timeboxes for each column discussion and use a timer to keep the flow on track.
At a glance
- Duration
60 minutes
- Team Size
4-12 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
What Went Well, What Went Wrong, What We Want to Improve
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Use this template to run your next retrospective