Hop into an egg-cellent retrospective!
This Easter-themed retrospective helps a team reflect on their recent achievements, burrow into topics that need deeper exploration, and decide actionable steps for improvement.
It comes with a bonus Egg Hunt icebreaker game, perfect for energizing the team for the retro ahead!
Why Use the Easter Retrospective Template?
This template is perfect for teams that enjoy thematic, engaging sessions that break the mold of standard retrospectives.
The template asks the team members to share their reflections on what went well and badly, but also gives time to raise other issues or ideas that the team should explore.
So, in just 45-60 minutes, your team can highlight achievements in the ‘Collected Eggs’ section, reflect on ‘Broken Eggs’ to discuss challenges, explore ‘Rabbit Holes’ for deeper issues, and propose ‘Bunny Hops’ for actionable improvements.
How to Use the Template
🐣 Part 1: Easter Egg Dash Icebreaker, 5-10 minutes 🐣
The Easter Egg Dash is the perfect icebreaker game to kick off your session with a burst of energy and a little friendly competition. Ideal for teams of 2-10 participants, this game will have everyone racing to claim the most eggs. Are you ready to hunt?
How to Play:
- Decide the prize: Before you start, decide the prize for the winner.
- Prep Your Dash: Ensure everyone’s token is ready in the token tray.
- Countdown to Go: Start the countdown and get ready to dash!
- Claim Your Eggs: Rapidly drag your token to as many sticky notes as possible to ‘claim’ them.
- Reveal the Eggs: After all stickies are claimed, take turns deleting stickies to reveal the number of eggs each person has gathered.
- Bonus: Find the Golden Egg: Keep an eye out for the special Golden Egg – make sure to decide a unique reward for the lucky finder!
A little competition is great for energizing your team before diving into the main session.
🌼 Part 2: Easter Retrospective, 45-60 mins 🌼
The Easter Retrospective helps your team reflect on recent achievements and challenges, delve deeper into significant topics, and hatch plans for future success. This 45-60 minute session is an excellent opportunity to bond and enhance team dynamics.
Running the Retro:
- Initiate with Private Writing: Start the meeting with private writing enabled, and give time to add stickies to the board. [5 mins]
- Gather Eggs (Achievements): Discuss what went well and acknowledge team successes. [5 mins]
- Inspect Broken Eggs (Challenges): Address what didn’t go so well and explore areas for improvement. [10 mins]
- Explore the Rabbit Hole: Identify deeper issues that require further discussion or investigation. [10 mins]
- Plan Bunny Hops (Improvements): Decide on small, actionable steps to improve and track them as actions in your team dashboard. [10 mins]
Wrap up your retrospective by collecting all decided actions and ensuring they are tracked for accountability.
Ready for an Egg Hunt?
The Easter Retrospective Template is an excellent way for your team to connect and reflect. This retrospective isn’t just about identifying issues and improvements; it’s about doing so in a way that is as enjoyable as it is effective. Treat your team to a retrospective they won’t forget!
