🏹🐉 Mulan’s Heroic Journey
Unleash your inner warrior! Channel Mulan’s bravery to reflect on how our team conquers challenges, defies the odds, and grows stronger together. Let’s honor our victories and learn from our battles as we bring honor to our project.
Template Columns
🌸 Blossoming Changes
Reveal new approaches and actions we should start to help our team flourish, just like Mulan’s transformation.
Base column: Start🛡️ Laid Down Shields
Share habits, obstacles, or methods we should stop—like leaving behind what holds us back on our heroic quest.
Base column: Stop🐉 Loyal Companions
Celebrate ongoing strengths and successes that empower our team, keeping Mushu’s spirit alive in our journey.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
The Mulan’s Heroic Journey retrospective invites your team to reflect on challenges, honor achievements, and reveal new ways to thrive, using Mulan-inspired themes for engaging collective growth.
When to use this template
This format is ideal after a challenging sprint, project milestone, or whenever your team needs an energizing reflection on progress and resilience.
How to facilitate
Set the scene by introducing the Mulan theme and encourage everyone to embrace the spirit of bravery and teamwork for this session.
Explain the three columns: Blossoming Changes (Start), Laid Down Shields (Stop), and Loyal Companions (Continue), linking each to Mulan’s journey.
Allow team members a few quiet minutes to add their thoughts to each column individually in Kollabe.
Invite the team to review and group similar ideas, ensuring everyone understands the feedback shared.
Discuss items in each column as a group, starting with Celebrations (Continue), moving to Stops, then focusing on new Starts for improvement.
Agree on actionable takeaways, assigning owners for any changes or experiments you want to try next cycle.
Close by acknowledging team strength and bravery, perhaps sharing a favorite Mulan quote or reflection.
Pro Tips
Emphasize storytelling—invite team members to link their contributions to real experiences, not just abstract points.
Use visuals or playlist to enhance the theme and lift the team’s spirit throughout the session.
Rotate the facilitation to a different team member for a fresh perspective each time you run this template.
Encourage quieter team members to contribute in writing before open discussion to ensure all voices are heard.
FAQ
How can I keep the discussion balanced between celebrating success and addressing challenges?
Facilitate by setting equal time for each column. Start the discussion with positives to build energy, then address challenges and improvements thoughtfully.
What if team members don’t relate to the theme?
Remind the team the theme is for creative engagement, but focus discussion on real work experiences. Adapt references as needed to fit your team’s context.
How do we ensure actions are followed up after the retrospective?
Assign clear owners for action items and revisit them at the beginning of the next retrospective to maintain accountability and progress.
At a glance
- Duration
40–60 min
- Team Size
4-12 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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Use this template to run your next retrospective