🇮🇳 Incredible India Retrospective
Namaste! Embark on a colorful journey across the landscapes of our sprint, celebrating teamwork’s diversity and learning from our unique experiences. Let’s explore the flavors, festivals, and wisdom that make agile incredible!
Template Columns
🌟 Spice of Successes
Share the highlights and wins that added vibrant flavor to our sprint journey.
Base column: Liked🪔 Lamps of Learning
Illuminate the valuable lessons and insights gained during this amazing adventure.
Base column: Learned🏜️ Missing Masalas
Discuss the ingredients, support, or resources we lacked which could have made our journey richer.
Base column: Lacked🌄 Taj of Aspirations
Express what you longed for or wished to see in our India-inspired project path.
Base column: Longed ForAbout this template
The Incredible India Retrospective celebrates the team's achievements, shares learnings, identifies missing elements, and expresses aspirations using a vibrant, culturally inspired format.
When to use this template
Use this retrospective when you want to emphasize team diversity, draw out different perspectives, or foster creativity by reflecting on a sprint in a fresh, memorable way.
How to facilitate
Welcome the team and introduce the Incredible India theme to set an open, positive mood. Briefly explain each column and its analogy.
Invite team members to add notes under 'Spice of Successes' by recalling highlights, wins, or vibrant contributions during the sprint.
Move to 'Lamps of Learning' and encourage sharing of discoveries, insights, or wisdom gained—remind the team that every experience is valuable.
Ask the team to reflect on gaps or challenges by posting in 'Missing Masalas,' focusing on missing ingredients, support, or resources the team needed.
Encourage aspirational thinking in 'Taj of Aspirations,' where members voice what they longed for or wish to see next time.
Review the board together, group similar items, and give each participant a moment to elaborate on their posts if needed.
Facilitate a group discussion to draw connections between learnings, missing elements, and aspirations, identifying actionable steps.
Wrap up by celebrating the team's journey and agreeing on concrete actions to carry forward, linking back to the flavorful India theme.
Pro Tips
Use visual or ambient prompts (like Indian music or images) to engage the senses and inspire creative thinking.
Encourage quieter voices by inviting responses round-robin style or via chat before group discussion.
Connect stories or themes across columns—often a missing masala can spark a great aspiration or learning.
Have a brief fun quiz or icebreaker about India to set the context and energize the group.
FAQ
How do I help team members understand the India-themed column names?
Quickly introduce each column's meaning and relate it to its original retrospective focus (Liked, Learned, Lacked, Longed For) so everyone feels comfortable sharing.
What if our team is not familiar with Indian culture?
Frame the theme as a fun, creative way to reflect and explain any references upfront. The focus is on diverse perspectives and celebration, not cultural knowledge.
How can I keep the conversation actionable and not just colorful?
Facilitate connections between learnings and aspirations, and ensure each discussion ends with agreed action points for the next sprint.
At a glance
- Duration
45–60 min
- Team Size
4-10 people
- Columns
4 columns
- Base Format
Liked, Learned, Lacked, Longed For
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