🐻🌴 Jungle Book Adventure
Welcome to the jungle! Let’s swing through our sprint like Mowgli, learning from both Baloo’s wisdom and Shere Khan’s challenges. Reflect on what we should start, stop, and continue for a thriving, agile jungle tribe!
Template Columns
🌱 New Jungle Tricks
Share new agile practices or ideas we should start, inspired by our jungle friends.
Base column: Start🐅 Beware the Jungle Dangers
Identify habits or obstacles we should stop, just like escaping from Shere Khan!
Base column: Stop🐻 Bear Necessities
Highlight what’s working well in our agile journey and what we should continue, living by Baloo’s easy-going way.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
The Jungle Book Adventure retrospective uses playful jungle-inspired prompts to help your team reflect on what to start, stop, and continue for better agile collaboration. It brings a fun twist to essential reflection, encouraging creative thinking and open discussion.
When to use this template
Use this format when your team needs a fresh, energizing approach to classic start-stop-continue retrospectives, especially after a challenging or monotonous sprint. It's also helpful when you want to encourage storytelling and creative problem-solving.
How to facilitate
Welcome the team and introduce the Jungle Book Adventure theme to create a relaxed, creative atmosphere.
Explain each column, using the jungle references to encourage light-hearted, imaginative contributions.
Set a timer and ask everyone to add their reflections: new tricks to try, jungle dangers to avoid, and bear necessities to keep.
Give the team several minutes to silently read through all the cards, then group similar items together as a team.
Facilitate a focused discussion for each column, encouraging participants to share context and insights, using jungle metaphors to add depth or humor where possible.
Guide the team to identify 2–3 actionable takeaways or experiments to commit to for the next sprint, aligning each with the respective column.
End the session by celebrating team contributions, perhaps inviting each member to share their favorite jungle character or motto to reinforce a collaborative spirit.
Pro Tips
Encourage playful language and storytelling to make the session more memorable and boost engagement.
Use creative visuals or backgrounds to reinforce the theme and help participants get into the spirit.
Mix up the discussion order to keep things fresh—sometimes discuss 'Bear Necessities' last to end on a positive note.
Limit the total number of action items to ensure the team stays focused and avoids overwhelm.
Use anonymous contributions for sensitive topics to foster psychological safety.
FAQ
What if some team members aren't familiar with the Jungle Book theme?
Briefly explain the theme and focus on the core start, stop, continue structure. The metaphor is just a fun guide, not a requirement for participation.
How do we keep the discussion from becoming too playful and off-topic?
Balance fun with focus by gently steering conversations back to actionable insights. Set the expectation that the theme is a creative lens for reflection, not a distraction.
What if the same topics keep appearing in 'Jungle Dangers'?
Acknowledge repeated issues and encourage the team to dig deeper, exploring root causes and brainstorm specific steps for addressing persistent challenges.
Is this format suitable for larger teams?
For groups larger than ten, consider splitting into smaller breakout rooms to ensure everyone’s voice is heard and manage discussion time effectively.
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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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