Four Ls Retrospective
A retrospective framework using four prompts: Liked (what went well), Learned (new insights or skills gained), Lacked (what was missing or insufficient), and Longed For (what the team wished they had). It balances positive reflection with constructive critique and captures learning explicitly.
Come eseguirlo
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Draw four quadrants on a board: Liked, Learned, Lacked, Longed For.
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Allow 5–7 minutes for participants to silently add sticky notes to each quadrant.
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Go through each quadrant, reading notes aloud and clustering similar themes.
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Discuss the Lacked and Longed For quadrants in depth — these contain the improvement opportunities.
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Prioritise 1–3 items for action using dot voting.
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Assign owners and a timeline for each action item.
Suggerimenti
The 'Longed For' category is often the richest — it surfaces aspirations that 'Lacked' might miss.
Don't rush past it.
Variazioni
For training sessions, adapt to: Liked, Learned, Lacked, Next Steps. For project closures, replace 'Longed For' with 'Legacy'.
Casi d'uso
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