🌙🕌 Hijri New Year Reflections
As we greet the Hijri New Year, let’s reflect on our project’s journey—celebrate achievements, learn from past challenges, and set intentions for new beginnings. It’s time for renewal and growth, turning lessons into guiding stars!
Template Columns
🌟 Crescent Moments
Share the successes and shining achievements that illuminated our past sprint.
Base column: What Went Well🌑 Shadowed Lessons
Discuss the obstacles or missteps that cast a shadow, and the lessons we can glean.
Base column: What Went Wrong🌱 New Moon Resolutions
Suggest improvements and fresh intentions for a better journey ahead, inspired by the spirit of renewal.
Base column: What We Want to ImproveAbout this template
This Hijri New Year Reflections retrospective invites your team to celebrate project achievements, learn from recent challenges, and set thoughtful intentions for the next phase. Drawing on the theme of renewal, it blends personal reflection with actionable planning.
When to use this template
Use this retrospective to mark the Hijri New Year, after any significant team milestone, or when your team needs a sense of renewal and purposeful direction for the upcoming period.
How to facilitate
Open with a short introduction about the Hijri New Year and invite everyone to recognize the theme of renewal and growth for this session.
Invite team members to share their Crescent Moments—highlighting successes and victories that stood out during the last cycle.
Ask the team to reflect on Shadowed Lessons, discussing challenges faced and the valuable learnings gained from them.
Guide everyone to contribute to New Moon Resolutions, proposing improvements, new intentions, or fresh approaches inspired by the sense of starting anew.
Review themes across the columns, encourage discussion, and identify shared intentions or actionable next steps as a group.
Conclude by inviting everyone to share one word or intention they want to embody as the team moves forward.
Pro Tips
Encourage everyone to prepare specific examples or stories ahead of time; this personal touch enhances reflection and connection.
Reference previous intentions or resolutions to show growth and progress, making the renewal theme tangible.
Use timer tools to keep each section focused, maintaining engagement while ensuring all voices are heard.
Remind the group to look for patterns between columns—achievements often hold clues for resolving challenges.
Consider pairing quieter team members with a 'reflection buddy' to give them space to share insights before group discussion.
FAQ
How do we ensure this retrospective feels special and not just routine?
Tie the discussion directly to the theme of the Hijri New Year by opening with its significance and closing with a team intention, making the meeting feel both reflective and motivating.
What if team members find it hard to share mistakes or challenges?
Model vulnerability as a facilitator and emphasize the supportive, forward-looking focus. Remind everyone that lessons are stepping stones, not failures.
How do we translate 'New Moon Resolutions' into action?
Document clear commitments as next steps, assign owners, and plan a follow-up to revisit these intentions after a set period.
What if some members are unfamiliar with the Hijri calendar?
Offer a brief explanation of its significance and present the New Year as a universal time for fresh starts, inviting everyone to participate regardless of background.
At a glance
- Duration
45–60 min
- 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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