Today, I wanted to offer you a retrospective format that I find very interesting and quite different from the others: the Care Bears retrospective. This retrospective is unique because it encourages constructive criticism through humor and also allows the scrum master to assess the team’s coherence.
Feel free to explore our other retrospective formats on our dedicated page: Our retrospectives
Required Materials for the Care Bears Retrospective
For this retrospective, you won’t need a lot of materials:
- Sticky notes
- Pens
The total time required is 40 minutes.
Retrospective Steps
Here are the different steps to follow for this unique retrospective. The facilitation of this retrospective is relatively straightforward.
Step 1 of the Care Bears Retrospective
Each participant will write down the aspect of the sprint that just ended that they found most challenging. Once everyone has finished writing their sticky note, they will exchange notes with another participant (for example, each participant gives their sticky note to the person on their right).
Duration: 5 minutes
Step 2 of the Care Bears Retrospective
Now, each participant will have to talk about the sticky note they received. They should discuss it in a positive, light-hearted way, using humor to address the issues. Usually, participants end up laughing as they use satire to describe the challenges. However, the other participants must be able to understand the underlying problem within their speech.
Duration: 10 minutes
Step 3 of the Care Bears Retrospective
Participants will take a moment to define the areas of improvement that can address the various pain points discussed earlier.
Duration: 10 minutes
Step 4 of the Care Bears Retrospective
The participants will conduct a Dot Voting to determine the top 3 areas of improvement on which the team will focus during the next sprint.
The scrum master should also remind the participants to choose a volunteer who will be responsible for monitoring the implementation of these improvement areas. It’s essential to empower someone to ensure that these areas of improvement are not forgotten after the retrospective.
Duration: 10 minutes
Conclusion: Care Bears Retrospective
In conclusion, the Care Bears retrospective is a truly enjoyable experience that maintains a positive atmosphere. This format encourages team members to discuss pain points while keeping a pleasant context. Don’t hesitate to try the Care Bears retrospective and let me know if your participants enjoyed this format.
Useful Link: Retrospective in French
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