Liked, Learned, Lacked, Longed For, Retrospective

A popular retrospective format. This format gives people an opportunity to express themselves through a range of categories.

How to run this session

Time needed: 60 minutes

Run this exercise similarly to most retrospectives:

1. Ideate - ask people to write their sticky notes - 10 minutes
2. Share and present their points - 20 minutes
3. Identify patterns and group similar sticky notes - 10 minutes
4. Vote on the most important issues - 5 minutes
5. As a team, decide what actions to take for the top 3 voted issues. - 15 minutes

Tip: Start this retro with a warm-up tongue twister - get everyone to say the categories as quickly as they can four times: "Liked-Lacked-Learned-Longed For!"