What is the Genie in a Bottle Retrospective?
Get ready to unleash some magic with the “Genie in a Bottle” retrospective!
It’s all about imagining you’ve rubbed that old lamp and out pops a genie ready to grant you three wishes – one just for you, one for your team, and one for the project. It’s a fun, different way to think about what would help you. Give it a whirl and see how your team’s wishes can spark some conversations and actions!
The “Genie in a Bottle” retrospective can be especially useful for injecting positivity and creativity into a team showing signs of dissatisfaction. It can also serve as a Futurespective, directing thoughts toward future sprints or projects.
The Three Wishes:
- A Wish For You: A personal wish. This might concern professional growth, like desiring additional time for certification studies.
- A Wish For the Team: A wish for team enhancement. For example, a proposed weekly team celebration to foster unity.
- A Wish For the Project: A wish for the wider project. For example, better co-operation with other teams.
How to Run the Genie in a Bottle Retrospective
- Introduction: explain the activity, and enter Meeting Mode to enable private sticky notes.
- Add wishes: each person adds one sticky note to each area.
- Share wishes: each person reveals their sticky notes and explain their wishes.
- Group wishes: cluster similar wishes and discuss the topics.
- Reflection and action: finally, distil the wishes into actionable items where possible.
