🔮♑️ Zodiac Sprint
Align your team's stars and chart the constellations of progress—celebrate cosmic wins, identify planetary setbacks, and navigate the universe of continuous improvement.
Template Columns
🚀🌟 New Horizons
Identify fresh initiatives to launch, like aligning with favorable planetary transits.
Base column: Start🛑🌑 Dark Moons
Pinpoint practices that hinder our flow, like retrograde setbacks.
Base column: Stop♾️🌙 Stellar Momentum
Maintain the strengths that keep our orbit steady and our sprint shining.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
A fun, zodiac‑themed sprint retrospective that celebrates wins, stops blockers, and keeps momentum aligned with the team’s cosmic rhythm.
When to use this template
Use when you want to inject creativity and a fresh perspective, especially after a few sprints or when the team needs a morale boost.
How to facilitate
Kick off with a quick zodiac ice‑breaker where each person states their sign and one highlight from the sprint
Create three virtual columns – New Horizons, Dark Moons, Stellar Momentum – and ask participants to add sticky notes under the appropriate heading
Give everyone five minutes to write individual observations, then group similar notes together
Facilitate a discussion for each column: celebrate the New Horizons ideas, analyze the Dark Moons blockers, and decide how to keep the Stellar Momentum strengths alive
Close by voting on the top action items, assign owners, and set a follow‑up check‑in for the next sprint
Pro Tips
Encourage team members to link their zodiac traits to the observations for extra fun and deeper insight
Use colored emojis on sticky notes to quickly differentiate between ideas, blockers, and strengths
Limit each sticky note to one concise statement to keep the board readable and the discussion focused
FAQ
What if team members aren’t familiar with zodiac signs?
Explain the theme briefly and reassure that the zodiac is just a fun framing device; participation is optional and the focus stays on the sprint content
How do we keep the session from becoming a gimmick?
Allocate clear time limits for each phase and steer the conversation back to concrete actions and improvements
What if we have too many items in a column?
Group similar notes together and vote to prioritize the top three items that will become actionable items
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At a glance
- Duration
45–60 min
- Team Size
4-12 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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