🦕🦖 Jurassic Journey
Roam the ancient lands as agile dinosaurs! Uncover what made your sprint roar, which meteors struck, and how we can evolve for survival. Let’s ensure our next era is legendary!
Template Columns
🌴 Thriving Habitats
Celebrate the successful adaptations and team strengths that made our project thrive this sprint.
Base column: What Went Well🌋 Dino Dilemmas
Identify the meteor strikes and tar pits—challenges that slowed us down or set us back.
Base column: What Went Wrong🪨 Evolutionary Shifts
Suggest new ways to adapt, evolve, and outpace extinction for a stronger team in the next sprint.
Base column: What We Want to ImproveAbout this template
The Jurassic Journey retrospective invites teams to celebrate their strengths, address recent challenges, and suggest evolutionary changes for future success—all wrapped in a fun, dinosaur-inspired theme.
When to use this template
Use this retrospective at the end of a sprint or iteration when you want to boost engagement and creativity while still addressing successes, obstacles, and actionable improvements.
How to facilitate
Kick off the session by introducing the Jurassic Journey theme and setting a positive, playful tone.
Ask each team member to add notes under Thriving Habitats, highlighting what worked well and team strengths this sprint.
Move on to Dino Dilemmas and invite the team to surface obstacles, setbacks, or frustrating moments.
Shift focus to Evolutionary Shifts, where everyone suggests concrete adaptations or improvements for the next sprint.
Group similar notes together in each column and discuss themes, ensuring everyone’s voice is heard.
Engage the team in prioritizing which Evolutionary Shifts to try next sprint, assigning owners if needed.
End with a quick check-out to reinforce a sense of progress and celebrate team growth.
Pro Tips
Encourage team members to use dinosaur metaphors or references to keep the energy light and creative.
Set a time limit for each column to maintain focus and ensure all topics get proper attention.
Prompt quieter team members with supportive questions to include all perspectives.
Follow up on previously identified Evolutionary Shifts to build accountability and continuity.
FAQ
How do I keep the retrospective focused and productive with this playful theme?
Set clear timeboxes and guide conversations back to the columns’ purpose whenever needed. The theme works best when combined with clear facilitation.
What if we run out of time before discussing improvements?
Prioritize Evolutionary Shifts early and consider parking unresolved items for a future session or asynchronous follow-up.
How can I get quieter team members to participate?
Encourage use of chat, anonymous notes, or direct invitations to share, stressing that all contributions are valuable to team evolution.
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
Tags
Ready to get started?
Use this template to run your next retrospective