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Team Reflection · Reflection and Learning

A Thanksgiving Retro

Create Free Board How to conduct this activity The Body: Ask your team to populate the body of the turkey with things that are weighing us down.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25), PairsGROUP SIZE
QuietENERGY
In personSETTING
High cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Learning Transfer This reflection and learning exercise strengthens Learning Transfer, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. Start For Free A Thanksgiving Retro Retrospective What is this activity?
  2. Where does the Thanksgiving Retrospective come into play?
  3. We would color it, decorate it, then present it to our parents.
  4. This retrospective is a variation on the classic What Went Well and What didn’t go Well format.
  5. Template created by: The Agile Mind Org Has been used 70 times Create Free Board A Thanksgiving Retro Template The Body What is weighing us down?
  6. Create Free Board How to conduct this activity The Body: Ask your team to populate the body of the turkey with things that are weighing us down.
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Start For Free A Thanksgiving Retro Retrospective What is this activity?

Where does the Thanksgiving Retrospective come into play?

We would color it, decorate it, then present it to our parents.

This retrospective is a variation on the classic What Went Well and What didn’t go Well format.

Template created by: The Agile Mind Org Has been used 70 times Create Free Board A Thanksgiving Retro Template The Body What is weighing us down?

Create Free Board How to conduct this activity The Body: Ask your team to populate the body of the turkey with things that are weighing us down.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: A Thanksgiving Retro. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Start For Free A Thanksgiving Retro Retrospective What is this activity?; Where does the Thanksgiving Retrospective come into play?; We would color it, decorate it, then present it to our parents.; This retrospective is a variation on the classic What Went Well and What didn’t go Well format.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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