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Applied Improv ยท Reflection and Learning

The Pacman

Start Stop Support To get commitment from the team members to change their behaviour in the coming sprint to improve ways of working and increase transparency on expectations on each others.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
PairsGROUP SIZE
BalancedENERGY
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 The Pacman Retrospective What is this activity?
  2. Template created by: Anonymous Has been used 3834 times Create Free Board The Pacman Template What do we enjoy as a team?
  3. Actions Create Free Board Create Free Board Check the list of templates created by our users See more templates like this!
  4. [ 0 uses SSS Start Stop Support To get commitment from the team members to change their behaviour in the coming sprint to improve ways of working and increase transparency on expectations on each others.
  5. Start Stop Support To get commitment from the team members to change their behaviour in the coming sprint to improve ways of working and increase transparency on expectations on each others.
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Start For Free The Pacman Retrospective What is this activity?

Template created by: Anonymous Has been used 3834 times Create Free Board The Pacman Template What do we enjoy as a team?

Actions Create Free Board Create Free Board Check the list of templates created by our users See more templates like this!

[ 0 uses SSS Start Stop Support To get commitment from the team members to change their behaviour in the coming sprint to improve ways of working and increase transparency on expectations on each others.

Start Stop Support To get commitment from the team members to change their behaviour in the coming sprint to improve ways of working and increase transparency on expectations on each others.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: The Pacman. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Start For Free The Pacman Retrospective What is this activity?; Template created by: Anonymous Has been used 3834 times Create Free Board The Pacman Template What do we enjoy as a team?; Actions Create Free Board Create Free Board Check the list of templates created by our users See more templates like this!; [ 0 uses SSS Start Stop Support To get commitment from the team members to change their behaviour in the coming sprint to improve ways of working and increase transparency on expectations on each others.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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