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Cupid's

Cupid's is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
PairsGROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In personSETTING
Medium 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 Cupid's Retrospective Template Retrospective What is this activity?
  2. Cupid retrospective helps you reflect on your last work cycle by emphasizing the positive elements first.
  3. Then, this activity leaves room for team members' wishes, which will undoubtedly make improvement ideas emerge.
  4. Template created by: Neatro Has been used 44 times Create Free Board Cupid's Retrospective Template Template Self-love Tell us how you made a difference.
  5. e.g., I'd like to see more pair-programming so that we improve our quality standards.
  6. Just share lovely words about your teammates.
  7. Create Free Board How to conduct this activity You can use this template to vary the nature of your recurring retrospectives (e.g., Sprint retrospect...
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Prompts to use +

Start For Free Cupid's Retrospective Template Retrospective What is this activity?

Cupid retrospective helps you reflect on your last work cycle by emphasizing the positive elements first.

Then, this activity leaves room for team members' wishes, which will undoubtedly make improvement ideas emerge.

Template created by: Neatro Has been used 44 times Create Free Board Cupid's Retrospective Template Template Self-love Tell us how you made a difference.

e.g., I'd like to see more pair-programming so that we improve our quality standards.

Just share lovely words about your teammates.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Cupid's. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Start For Free Cupid's Retrospective Template Retrospective What is this activity?; Cupid retrospective helps you reflect on your last work cycle by emphasizing the positive elements first.; Then, this activity leaves room for team members' wishes, which will undoubtedly make improvement ideas emerge.; Template created by: Neatro Has been used 44 times Create Free Board Cupid's Retrospective Template Template Self-love Tell us how you made a difference.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

Origin unverified

  • Where we observed it: The current corpus has one observed source organization: EasyRetro. (1 source observed, including EasyRetro.)
  • What that means: we track where an exercise has been observed in public sources. We do not claim to know who created it, or how popular it is.
  • No efficacy claims: appearing in this library is not a claim that the exercise is proven effective. Facilitator judgment and context decide whether it works for a given room.
  • Corrections: if you have evidence of an earlier or more accurate source, read our methodology and trust boundary and tell us.

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