Retrospectives

Liked / Learned / Lacked / Longed For

Liked / Learned / Lacked / Longed For is a popular four-panel retrospective that asks teams to feedback on the positives and negatives of a particular topic or activity.

A popular retrospective format. This format gives people an opportunity to express themselves through a range of categories.

How to run this session

Time needed: 60 minutes

Run this exercise similarly to most retrospectives:

  1. Ideate โ€“ ask people to write their sticky notes โ€“ 10 minutes
  2. Share and present their points โ€“ 20 minutes
  3. Identify patterns and group similar sticky notes โ€“ 10 minutes
  4. Vote on the most important issues โ€“ 5 minutes
  5. As a team, decide what actions to take for the top 3 voted issues. โ€“ 15 minutes

Tip: Start this retro with a warm-up tongue twister โ€“ get everyone to say the categories as quickly as they can four times: โ€œLiked-Lacked-Learned-Longed For!โ€

Metro Retro is full of great templates to help make your meetings more efficient and fun. 

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