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!