Retrospective Activity
Olympic Games
Playful Hard Popularity: 1
This activity:
- Celebrates team achievements and efforts
- Encourages constructive discussion on challenges
- Builds team morale and fosters collaboration
- Provides a positive and engaging atmosphere for reflection
Introduction
This activity allows teams to categorize their sprint reflections into four playful columns: Gold Medals for major achievements, Silver Medals for great efforts that didn't quite succeed, Hurdles for challenges faced, and Team Spirit for moments of collaboration. It's a great way to foster team reflection and morale in a fun, sports-themed context.
For the specific activity, the facilitator could use these points to describe the process:
- The 🥇 Gold Medals column is for actions and results that the team excelled at..
- The 🥈 Silver Medals column is for actions and results that the team almost delivered..
- The Hurdles column is for actions and behaviours that the team tried to overcome..
- The Team Spirit column is for actions and behaviours that the team are proud of..
Onboarding the team to the selected activity is important for a successful meeting. To learn more on what's needed to onboard your team to a retrospective meeting, read here.
Tips & Tricks
Encourage everyone to contribute something for each column.
Use this activity to recognize both individual and team efforts.
Turn challenges into learning points by discussing how to overcome hurdles in future sprints.
Make it visual and fun by drawing medals or using icons for each category.
Focus on collaboration during the Team Spirit column to highlight teamwork.
Popularity: 1
The "Olympic Games" activity is rarely used among Team O'clock teams. It seems that only a few teams use this activity for their retrospectives.
Recap
Olympic Games
Playful Hard
🥇 Gold Medals
Our biggest wins and achievements this sprint
🥈 Silver Medals
Great efforts that almost reached the top
Hurdles
Challenges and obstacles we encountered
Team Spirit
Moments of great collaboration and support