David Doss
Notes from Lightning Talk: Introduction to Retrospectives
David Doss, February 05, 2015

David Doss was kind enough to share his notes from Lightning Talk: Introduction to Retrospectives by Kristen Johnson.

  • Lean house
    • Respect for people
    • Continuous improvement

When?

  • Cadence
    • Weekly
    • Monthly
    • Quarterly
  • Ad hoc
    • Launch
    • Campaign
    • Incident

Where?

  • Make it feel different than any other meeting
  • No technology
  • No slides
  • No laptop
  • Different location
  • Out of the office

How?

Most meetings are more about the what, these meetings are more about the HOW

  • General format
    • Set the stage
    • Gather data
    • Generate insights
    • Choose actions
    • Spread knowledge laterally
    • Different teams working on the same product
    • “re-inventing of the wheel”
    • Revisit experiments
  • The 6 thinking hats – Edward de Bono
    • Managing: Blue
    • Information: White
    • Emotions: Red
    • Discernment: Black
    • Optimistic response: Yellow
    • Creativity: Green
  • Separate what you want to do and not do:
    • Stop
    • Start
    • Keep
  • Roles
    • Facilitator
    • Safety zone / safety dance / environment of trust
    • Be prepared
    • Hire agile learners
    • People who are
    • Focus on the how rather than the what
    • Take action! Experiment!

Filmed February 05, 2015 at Zendesk