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Weather Forecast Retrospective

Knowing the weather ahead can help you and your team be more prepared for the challenges ahead during your current project.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
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QuietENERGY
In personSETTING
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. Start For Free Weather Forecast Retrospective Retrospective What is this activity?
  2. Most research on the relationship between mood and weather demonstrates that weather can have a substantial effect on how we feel.
  3. With that in mind, let’s use this metaphor between weather and mood and run a retrospective with our team.
  4. So, we can create a mood check to measure how our team is feeling.
  5. Has been used 142 times Create Free Board Weather Forecast Retrospective Template Stormy What has been tempestuous?
  6. Meaning: What issues have you been confronted with?
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Start For Free Weather Forecast Retrospective Retrospective What is this activity?

Most research on the relationship between mood and weather demonstrates that weather can have a substantial effect on how we feel.

With that in mind, let’s use this metaphor between weather and mood and run a retrospective with our team.

So, we can create a mood check to measure how our team is feeling.

Has been used 142 times Create Free Board Weather Forecast Retrospective Template Stormy What has been tempestuous?

Meaning: What issues have you been confronted with?

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