Starfish Retrospective
A five-pointed retrospective framework introduced by Patrick Kua. Each point of the starfish asks a distinct question: Keep Doing (what's working well), More Of (increase something positive), Less Of (reduce something unhelpful), Stop Doing (eliminate entirely), and Start Doing (try something new). This granularity avoids the binary start/stop split.
Come eseguirlo
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Draw a large starfish with five sections labelled: Keep Doing, More Of, Less Of, Stop Doing, Start Doing.
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Participants write sticky notes for each section (5–7 min silent writing).
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Share notes section by section, clustering as you go.
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Facilitate brief discussion on the most important items in each section.
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Use dot voting to prioritise across all sections.
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Commit to 2–3 actionable changes for the next sprint or period.
Suggerimenti
The 'More Of' and 'Less Of' categories are the most nuanced — they capture gradual adjustments rather than binary decisions.
Don't collapse them into Start/Stop.
Variazioni
For smaller teams, run it as a group conversation without silent writing. For distributed teams, use a digital board with pre-drawn template.
Casi d'uso
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