🧞♂️✨ Three Wishes
Summon your inner genie! In this retro, we each get three wishes to help our team grow and shine. Share your magic about what to start, stop, and continue, and let’s turn our project dreams into reality together!
Template Columns
🌟 Wish to Start
Reveal a new magic trick or idea we should wish to begin as a team.
Base column: Start🛑 Wish to Stop
Banish unhelpful practices or blockers with your stop-wish—what should disappear?
Base column: Stop🔮 Wish to Continue
Name the enchanted rituals or habits we want to keep in our team’s lamp.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
The Three Wishes retrospective invites each team member to suggest what the team should start, stop, and continue, focusing on both improvements and strengths. This playful, genie-inspired format helps teams collaboratively shape their path forward.
When to use this template
Use this format when your team wants a balanced reflection, especially when seeking actionable ideas and positive habits to keep. It's ideal at iteration ends, after milestones, or whenever fresh perspectives are needed.
How to facilitate
Introduce the Three Wishes theme, explaining that each member will share wishes for what the team should start, stop, and continue.
Give everyone a moment of quiet reflection to think of one wish for each column: start, stop, and continue.
Invite team members to add their wishes to the respective columns in Kollabe.
Review all wishes together, grouping similar items and clarifying intent as needed.
Discuss and prioritize the most impactful wishes in each column, focusing on actionable changes.
As a team, select concrete next steps for retained or new practices, and assign owners where appropriate.
Close with a quick round where everyone states one wish they’re most excited about bringing to life.
Pro Tips
Prompt quieter team members to share their wishes anonymously if that fosters more candid input.
Use humor and the genie theme to create a relaxed, imaginative atmosphere for sharing.
After the session, revisit past wishes to track which have been granted and which need more magic.
Set timeboxes for wish collection and discussion to keep energy high and avoid lingering on any single topic.
FAQ
What if team members feel uncomfortable sharing bold wishes?
Remind everyone that all wishes are welcome—there are no bad ideas. Anonymous submissions or smaller breakout groups can help encourage openness.
How do we ensure we actually act on our wishes?
Turn the top wishes into concrete action items with clear owners and deadlines. Document them in your workflow and check progress at the next retro.
Can we repeat wishes from previous retrospectives?
Yes—recurring wishes may signal unresolved issues or valued practices and are worth discussing again.
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At a glance
- Duration
35–50 min
- Team Size
3-10 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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