🧸🤠 Toy Story Tales
Join Woody, Buzz, and the gang as we reflect on our project adventures. Let’s uncover our daring rescues (successes), deal with those broken toy moments (challenges), and come up with ways to be better-than-ever toys next time. To infinity and beyond!
Template Columns
🌟 Playroom Wins
Celebrate the shining moments and victories from our project journey.
Base column: What Went Well🛠️ Repair Room
Identify the setbacks or mishaps that we faced during our adventure.
Base column: What Went Wrong🚀 Buzz’s Upgrades
Discuss ways we can improve and innovate for our next mission.
Base column: What We Want to ImproveAbout this template
The Toy Story Tales retrospective invites teams to reflect on their successes, challenges, and improvements using a light-hearted, storytelling theme inspired by the beloved Toy Story characters.
When to use this template
Use this template when looking to inject creativity and fun into your team reflection while still maintaining a goal-oriented approach.
How to facilitate
Introduce the Toy Story theme to set a playful and engaging tone for the session.
Begin with the 'Playroom Wins' column, asking team members to share their shining moments and victories. Encourage storytelling to relate successes.
Move to the 'Repair Room' column, where participants will identify challenges or setbacks faced during the journey.
Conclude with 'Buzz’s Upgrades,' brainstorming actionable ways to resolve the challenges and innovate for future improvement.
Facilitate a discussion summarizing key insights and outcomes, and assign owners to follow-up actions if necessary.
Close the session by thanking the team for their contributions and optionally sharing a fun wrap-up like a team cheer inspired by Toy Story.
Pro Tips
Use Toy Story-themed visuals or music to enhance the playful ambiance.
Encourage team members to personalize their responses with anecdotes or metaphors linked to the theme.
Maintain a balance between fun and focus to ensure productive outcomes.
FAQ
How can I ensure productive outcomes with such a themed approach?
Tie each fun activity back to actionable insights and ensure summarization and follow-up on ideas generated.
What if some team members are not familiar with Toy Story?
Give a brief and engaging explanation of the theme or allow team members to interpret their inputs creatively within the context of projects.
At a glance
- Duration
45-60 min
- Team Size
4-12 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
What Went Well, What Went Wrong, What We Want to Improve
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Use this template to run your next retrospective