Custom Retrospective
Asynchronous Every template can be run with the full team together, or asynchronously over a longer period of time.
How to run it
- From your dashboard select your team on the right and then hit that vibrant Start New Meeting button.
- Select Retro Meeting with the arrows, then use the dropdown to select the Customize option.
- If you do want to start from scratch, use the “Add new template button.” You can name your new template, and save it for use later.
- When you’re done customizing, just click outside of that box and then select your new template from the dropdown menu.
- The Icebreaker box is checked on by default. You don’t have to do one, but we recommend it. They offer a chance to break the ice and get everyone in a chatty mood for leaving useful feedback.
Run this exercise live
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Materials:
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Prompts to use +
From your dashboard select your team on the right and then hit that vibrant Start New Meeting button.
Select Retro Meeting with the arrows, then use the dropdown to select the Customize option.
If you do want to start from scratch, use the “Add new template button.” You can name your new template, and save it for use later.
When you’re done customizing, just click outside of that box and then select your new template from the dropdown menu.
The Icebreaker box is checked on by default. You don’t have to do one, but we recommend it. They offer a chance to break the ice and get everyone in a chatty mood for leaving useful feedback.
Run this with your AI assistant +
Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or your own local model: paste this prompt and your AI will co-facilitate this exercise with you.
Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Custom Retrospective. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: From your dashboard select your team on the right and then hit that vibrant Start New Meeting button.; Select Retro Meeting with the arrows, then use the dropdown to select the Customize option.; If you do want to start from scratch, use the “Add new template button.” You can name your new template, and save it for use later.; When you’re done customizing, just click outside of that box and then select your new template from the dropdown menu.. 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: Parabol. (1 source observed, including Parabol.)
- 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.