Three Circles of Concern Retrospective
Three Circles of Concern Retrospective is a team reflection exercise for divergent ideation: it helps participants open up more possible ideas before choosing a direction.
How to run it
- Three Circles of Concern Retrospective Examples
- Start For Free Three Circles of Concern Retrospective Retrospective What is this activity?
- It helps the team to identify what concerns they can address and what concerns should be left on their own.
- Template created by: Daria Bagina Has been used 44 times Create Free Board Three Circles of Concern Retrospective Template 🏆 Recognizing Achievements What you are proud of this Sprint personally and as a team.
- 1️⃣ Area of Control 2️⃣ Area of Influence ✅ Action Items Concrete action items the team wants to take into the next Sprint to address concerns and issues.
- Create Free Board How to conduct this activity Complete one step at a time to focus on the most important things.
- Start by collecting notes in Recognizing Achievements and I...
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Start For Free Three Circles of Concern Retrospective Retrospective What is this activity?
It helps the team to identify what concerns they can address and what concerns should be left on their own.
Template created by: Daria Bagina Has been used 44 times Create Free Board Three Circles of Concern Retrospective Template 🏆 Recognizing Achievements What you are proud of this Sprint personally and as a team.
1️⃣ Area of Control 2️⃣ Area of Influence ✅ Action Items Concrete action items the team wants to take into the next Sprint to address concerns and issues.
Create Free Board How to conduct this activity Complete one step at a time to focus on the most important things.
Start by collecting notes in Recognizing Achievements and I...
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Three Circles of Concern Retrospective. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Start For Free Three Circles of Concern Retrospective Retrospective What is this activity?; It helps the team to identify what concerns they can address and what concerns should be left on their own.; Template created by: Daria Bagina Has been used 44 times Create Free Board Three Circles of Concern Retrospective Template 🏆 Recognizing Achievements What you are proud of this Sprint personally and as a team.; 1️⃣ Area of Control 2️⃣ Area of Influence ✅ Action Items Concrete action items the team wants to take into the next Sprint to address concerns and issues.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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- Where we observed it: The current corpus has one observed source organization: EasyRetro. (1 source observed, including EasyRetro.)
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- 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.
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