Retrospective Activity
Starfish
Standard Medium Popularity: 1
This activity:
- Promotes team reflection and learning from past experiences
- Helps identify and address obstacles to improve future performance
- Encourages transparency and open dialogue among team members
- Provides a structured approach to discussing both successes and challenges
Introduction
The Starfish model consists of five key areas: Start Doing, Stop Doing, Keep Doing, More Of, and Less Of. This format promotes the team to articulate what they want to enhance, eliminate, and what practices to maintain on improving team's performance.
Keep Doing
Start Doing
Stop Doing
Less Of
More Of
For the specific activity, the facilitator could use these points to describe the process:
- The Keep Doing column is for Strengths and practices that are currently adding value to the team.
- The Start Doing column is for New ideas or practices that could provide value to the team or project.
- The Stop Doing column is for Actions that are no longer contributing positively and should be eliminated.
- The Less Of column is for Actions that are becoming less valuable and should be reduced in frequency.
- The More Of column is for Practices that are beneficial and should be increased.
See how a retrospective works in Team O'clock
Tips & Tricks
Ensure that all team members understand the purpose and structure of the starfish retrospective before starting.
Foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels comfortable sharing their thoughts and ideas.
After discussions, identify and prioritize actionable steps to address the feedback collected during the retrospective.
Popularity: 1
The "Starfish" activity is rarely used among Team O'clock teams. It seems that only a few teams use this activity for their retrospectives.
Recap
Starfish
Standard Medium
Keep Doing
Practices we excel at
Start Doing
New stuff we should try
Stop Doing
Practices and actions to stop
Less Of
Practices we should reduce
More Of
Practices to do more often
