👔 Happy Father’s Day Retro
Celebrate Father’s Day by reflecting on our project journey, honoring wisdom, learning from missteps, and nurturing growth—just like great dads do! Let’s share advice, shed old habits, and cherish what helps our work-family thrive.
Template Columns
🛠️ Dad’s Good Advice (Start)
Suggest new actions or practices we should adopt—think of them as dad’s wise tips for a smoother path ahead.
Base column: Start🛑 Dad Jokes Gone Wrong (Stop)
Pinpoint things to stop doing, like a dad learning which jokes to retire for the greater good.
Base column: Stop👍 Family Traditions (Continue)
Highlight the positive habits and processes we want to continue—what traditions help our project family succeed?
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
The Happy Father’s Day Retro uses dad-inspired themes to guide the team in adopting wise advice, dropping outdated habits, and celebrating traditions that help everyone thrive together.
When to use this template
Run this retrospective around Father’s Day, or anytime your team could benefit from a thoughtful and spirited reflection on wisdom, growth, and team culture.
How to facilitate
Kick off by welcoming the team and framing the retro around Father’s Day, emphasizing learning, growth, and team support
Set the stage with a quick check-in: invite each participant to share a favorite piece of advice they’ve received (from anyone, not just dads)
Introduce the three columns, explaining the dad-themed focus of each: advice to start, jokes (habits) to stop, traditions to continue
Give everyone 5–8 minutes to add their ideas to each column in Kollabe—encourage multiple contributions per person
Ask the team to silently group similar ideas using collaborative clustering if possible
Discuss each column as a group, exploring the reasoning behind each contribution and using questions to prompt deeper reflection
Invite the team to dot-vote or prioritize one or two actions from each column to turn into concrete next steps
Wrap up by recognizing collective team wisdom and encourage everyone to champion new good habits moving forward
Pro Tips
Use humor to keep the session light, but steer discussions back to valuable insights when needed
Anchor advice and habits in real team experiences—ask for examples to clarify and ground suggestions
Turn the most popular pieces of ‘Dad’s Good Advice’ into catchy team mantras or reminders
Encourage quieter members to contribute through chat or anonymous notes before discussion
FAQ
What if my team finds the theme cheesy or distracting?
Acknowledge that not everyone connects with Father’s Day themes—focus on the values behind the columns and invite people to contribute in their own way.
Can this template work for non-project teams or outside Father’s Day?
Yes—any group can use this format to reflect on shared practices and advice, and the theme can be adapted to fit your team’s culture.
What if we have too many items to discuss?
Ask the team to prioritize or dot-vote on the most important topics in each column, and timebox discussions to keep momentum.
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At a glance
- Duration
35–50 min
- Team Size
4-10 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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