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Team Reflection ยท Reflection and Learning

Plus, Minus, Equals

Create Free Board How to conduct this activity Team is encouraged to supply a response for each category.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
PairsGROUP SIZE
QuietENERGY
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. Team is encouraged to supply a response for each category. Participants are requested to vote on the top six items that appeal to them.
  2. Start For Free Plus, Minus, Equals Retrospective What is this activity?
  3. Create Free Board How to conduct this activity Team is encouraged to supply a response for each category.
  4. Participants are requested to vote on the top six items that appeal to them.
  5. Create Free Board Create Free Board Check the list of templates created by our users
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Prompts to use +

Team is encouraged to supply a response for each category. Participants are requested to vote on the top six items that appeal to them.

Start For Free Plus, Minus, Equals Retrospective What is this activity?

Create Free Board How to conduct this activity Team is encouraged to supply a response for each category.

Participants are requested to vote on the top six items that appeal to them.

Create Free Board Create Free Board Check the list of templates created by our users

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Plus, Minus, Equals. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Team is encouraged to supply a response for each category. Participants are requested to vote on the top six items that appeal to them.; Start For Free Plus, Minus, Equals Retrospective What is this activity?; Create Free Board How to conduct this activity Team is encouraged to supply a response for each category.; Participants are requested to vote on the top six items that appeal to them.. 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.)
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