💖✨ Love, Wish & Wonderland
Step into a wonderland where we cherish what we love, express our wishes, and marvel at our wonders. Reflect with an open heart and let’s create a magical journey of team improvement!
Template Columns
💌 Start Spreading the Love
Share new practices or habits you’d love to introduce to enhance our collaboration and joy.
Base column: Start🌠 Stop Wishing on Stars
Identify things we should stop doing to make our shared wishes come true and avoid roadblocks.
Base column: Stop🔮 Continue to Wonder
Highlight ongoing positive actions that spark our sense of wonder and contribute to team magic.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
The Love, Wish & Wonderland retrospective guides teams to celebrate positive habits, share their aspirations, and spotlight what makes collaboration magical. This format creates an open, heartfelt space for reflection and practical improvement.
When to use this template
Use this template when your team needs a morale boost, wants to foster appreciation, or is seeking fresh ways to enhance collaboration. It’s especially useful during milestone moments or after a challenging sprint.
How to facilitate
Welcome the team and introduce the Love, Wish & Wonderland theme, explaining each column’s intention.
Start with a short team mindfulness or mood check to encourage open-hearted sharing.
Give everyone silent time to add thoughts to each column: what new habits they'd love, what to stop wishing for and remove, and what wonders to continue.
Invite participants to read out or expand on their entries, building on each other’s reflections to deepen understanding.
Cluster similar notes together and discuss recurring themes or surprising insights as a group.
Facilitate a constructive dialogue around actionable wishes: how can the team make them real and remove obstacles?
Agree on concrete next steps, assigning owners if possible, to turn love and wishes into reality.
Close by asking each participant to share one thing they’re grateful for from the session or the team.
Pro Tips
Kick off with a playful ritual or visual, like themed backgrounds or sharing a favorite wonder, to set a positive tone.
Encourage storytelling in the 'Continue to Wonder' column for richer, more memorable wins.
Frame the 'Stop' column with curiosity, not criticism, to avoid defensiveness and foster trust.
Rotate facilitation to let different team members guide the wonderland journey from time to time.
FAQ
How can I make shy team members comfortable sharing in this format?
Start with anonymous note entry or use small breakouts for initial sharing. Emphasize that all voices and wishes are welcome in this wonderland.
What if discussion gets too dreamy and lacks actionable outcomes?
Balance appreciation with focused next steps. After exploring wishes and wonders, ask the team to identify concrete improvements for the next iteration.
How do I keep this retrospective fresh if used multiple times?
Vary the opening ritual or prompt, ask different team members to facilitate, or introduce new wonderland-inspired questions tailored to current team goals.
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At a glance
- Duration
45–60 min
- Team Size
4-10 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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