🍲🥢 Korean Food Fest
Welcome to the Korean Food Fest Retrospective! Let’s serve up our wins like delicious dishes, spice up the discussion about our challenges, and cook up ideas for an even tastier sprint next time!
Template Columns
🍚 Steamed Successes
Dish out the wins and moments that hit the spot this sprint.
Base column: What Went Well🌶️ Spicy Struggles
Share the spicy situations and things that left a bitter taste.
Base column: What Went Wrong🥗 Recipe Improvements
Suggest new ingredients or techniques to make next sprint even better.
Base column: What We Want to ImproveAbout this template
The Korean Food Fest retrospective uses culinary metaphors to help teams celebrate wins, unpack challenges, and co-create improvements for future sprints.
When to use this template
Use this retrospective format when your team could benefit from a fun, themed retrospective that encourages creative participation and honest reflection.
How to facilitate
Set the tone by introducing the Korean Food Fest theme and explain the playful culinary column metaphors to get everyone engaged.
Invite team members to add notes to each column: Steamed Successes for wins, Spicy Struggles for challenges, and Recipe Improvements for actionable ideas.
Allow time for everyone to silently contribute their thoughts, ensuring all voices are heard and diverse perspectives are captured.
Facilitate a group discussion by reviewing each column together, encouraging storytelling that connects each note back to team or project goals.
Prioritize improvements by voting on the most impactful Recipe Improvement ideas, then agree on clear, actionable next steps for the coming sprint.
Wrap up by celebrating the contributions and encouraging the team to carry positive energy and learning forward.
Pro Tips
Introduce some cultural flavor by sharing a quick Korean food fun fact or team icebreaker to build energy at the start.
Encourage specificity—ask for detailed stories behind each win or struggle to provide richer context for improvement.
Use the theme to lighten the mood, especially if discussing tough issues, to help people speak more candidly.
Ask participants to frame their suggested improvements as new 'recipes' that everyone can commit to experimenting with next sprint.
FAQ
How can we keep the food theme relevant without being distracting?
Lean into the metaphor for engagement, but always link discussion points back to real team outcomes and objectives. Balance fun with purpose.
What if team members are hesitant to share 'spicy struggles'?
Remind everyone that honest feedback is key to improvement and that the theme is meant to support open, blame-free conversation.
How do we choose which recipe improvements to implement?
Use dot voting or consensus to pick one or two ideas that are realistic and actionable for the next sprint, ensuring team commitment.
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At a glance
- Duration
35–50 min
- Team Size
4-10 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
What Went Well, What Went Wrong, What We Want to Improve
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