🌸🐱 Kawaii Cutie Quest
Let’s hop into a pastel‑filled retro, sharing sweet wins, ditching the stress, and keeping the adorable momentum alive!
Template Columns
🌱 Start the Cuteness
Identify new adorable practices to sprinkle into our workflow.
Base column: Start🚫 Stop the Overload
Pinpoint any overly busy or stressful habits to pause for a calmer sprint.
Base column: Stop💖 Keep the Sweetness
Highlight the delightful habits that keep our team feeling happy and productive.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
A pastel‑themed retrospective that celebrates wins, stops stressful habits, and keeps sweet practices alive.
When to use this template
Use when the team needs a light‑hearted, morale‑boosting check‑in after a busy sprint or when you want to reinforce positive habits.
How to facilitate
Gather the team on a digital board that shows the three columns Start the Cuteness, Stop the Overload, and Keep the Sweetness.
Begin with a quick ice‑breaker to set a cute tone, then ask participants to add sticky notes to Start the Cuteness for new practices they’d like to try.
Move to Stop the Overload and have everyone write down habits that cause stress or overload they want to pause.
Fill Keep the Sweetness with the delightful habits the team wants to continue doing.
Group similar notes in each column and discuss, using silent voting to surface the top items.
Create concrete action items for the highest‑voted Start and Stop items, assigning owners and due dates.
Close with a brief appreciation round, thanking teammates for their contributions and reinforcing the positive vibe.
Pro Tips
Use pastel‑colored sticky notes or emojis to keep the mood playful
Limit each participant to three items per column to keep discussion focused
Encourage visual storytelling by adding small doodles or GIFs to notes
FAQ
What if the team runs out of ideas for new practices?
Prompt them by asking what small changes made the last sprint smoother or what cute rituals they’d like to try, and remind them that even tiny tweaks count.
How do we keep the session from becoming too fluffy and stay actionable?
After brainstorming, prioritize the top two items in Start and Stop, turn each into a specific action with an owner and deadline, and record them in your sprint backlog.
Can this format work for larger teams?
For groups larger than eight, split into breakout rooms each with a mini board, then reconvene to share the most valuable insights.
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At a glance
- Duration
45–60 min
- Team Size
4-12 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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