NoRetrospectives
summary
Argues that retrospectives are not sacred, lists concrete risks—post-it theater (lots of talk, no follow-up), delayed on-the-spot conversations, local optimizations and non-falsifiable “experiments”—and gives alternatives and tools: Popcorn Flow board (problems, options, possible experiments), value‑stream analysis, A3 thinking, deliberate practice and Toyota kata (improvement + coaching kata) with measurable target conditions. Watch if wanting specific anti‑patterns to spot, practical substitutes to try, and concrete techniques to run continuous improvement beyond cadence‑bound retrospectives.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction and context
- 3:12Language of obligation in retrospectives
- 8:12No retrospectives concept
- 10:06Constraints of retrospectives
- 13:44Risks of retrospectives
- 18:00Alternatives to retrospectives
- 26:11Challenging beliefs
- 27:41Q&A session
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