🍩🏠 Springfield Shenanigans
Welcome to Springfield! Let’s explore our project like the Simpsons—celebrate the donuts (wins), avoid the mishaps, and keep the family (team) thriving.
Template Columns
🚀 Launch New Episodes
Identify fresh ideas and initiatives to kick off our next season.
Base column: Start🛑 Stop: Homer’s Oops
Highlight practices that cause chaos and should be halted.
Base column: Stop✅ Continue: Bart’s Pranks
Keep the successful, fun, and daring actions that drive our progress.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
A fun, Simpsons‑themed retrospective that celebrates wins, stops chaos, and continues daring actions.
When to use this template
Use when the team needs a light‑hearted review that still drives concrete improvements, especially after a sprint with mixed results.
How to facilitate
Set the scene by reminding the team of the Springfield theme and the purpose of the three columns.
Ask each participant to write a short note on a virtual sticky for the Launch New Episodes column, focusing on fresh ideas or initiatives they’d like to start.
Collect notes for the Stop: Homer’s Oops column, encouraging honest sharing of practices that caused trouble or waste.
Gather contributions for the Continue: Bart’s Pranks column, highlighting behaviours that were effective, fun, or energising.
Facilitate a group discussion to prioritize the top items from each column, decide concrete actions, and assign owners.
Pro Tips
Use a quick poll after the discussion to vote on the most impactful action, ensuring buy‑in.
Encourage playful language but keep the underlying action items specific and measurable.
Limit each sticky to one sentence to keep the board readable and the conversation focused.
FAQ
What if the team feels the Simpsons theme is too silly?
Explain that the theme is just a framing device to make the conversation engaging; the focus remains on real improvements, and you can adjust the language to suit the team’s comfort.
How do we keep the discussion from turning into a joke session?
Set a clear timebox for each column and remind participants to pair humor with actionable insights, capturing concrete actions for each point.
What if we have more than the recommended team size?
Divide the group into two smaller circles, each using its own board, then merge the top items in a joint session.
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At a glance
- Duration
45–60 min
- Team Size
5-12 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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