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Lean Coffee retrospective

Lean Coffee is a meeting format that was developed to minimize the wastage of time during meetings and to use the available time in the most efficient manner.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25), PairsGROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
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. You can create a Lean Coffee template right now. You will also be able to export it to JPEG, PDF and spreadsheet formats in the end of the exercise.
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  3. Start For Free Lean Coffee Do you feel like your meetings are agonizingly long with no substantial progress?
  4. If yes, then Lean Coffee is the way to go for you.
  5. Create Free Lean Coffee What is Lean Coffee?
  6. Lean Coffee is a meeting format that was developed to minimize the wastage of time during meetings and to use the available time in the most efficient manner.
  7. The format gets its name from the concept of combining lean thinking with having a meeting in an informal place like a coffee shop.
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You can create a Lean Coffee template right now. You will also be able to export it to JPEG, PDF and spreadsheet formats in the end of the exercise.

Start For Free Lean Coffee Do you feel like your meetings are agonizingly long with no substantial progress?

If yes, then Lean Coffee is the way to go for you.

Create Free Lean Coffee What is Lean Coffee?

Lean Coffee is a meeting format that was developed to minimize the wastage of time during meetings and to use the available time in the most efficient manner.

The format gets its name from the concept of combining lean thinking with having a meeting in an informal place like a coffee shop.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Lean Coffee retrospective. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: You can create a Lean Coffee template right now. You will also be able to export it to JPEG, PDF and spreadsheet formats in the end of the exercise.; Start For Free Lean Coffee Do you feel like your meetings are agonizingly long with no substantial progress?; If yes, then Lean Coffee is the way to go for you.; Create Free Lean Coffee What is Lean Coffee?. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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