Retrospective templates to reflect and align with your team
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Retrospectives are reflective meetings held after a project is complete to talk about what went well, what didn’t, what was learned, and how the group can improve moving forward.
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Lucid has dozens of customizable retrospective templates to help you and your team work collaboratively and achieve alignment.
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The retrospective templates mentioned in this article are great places to start, but if you’re looking for more, be sure to explore Lucid’s extensive template library.
Some projects run smoothly; some are more challenging. But we can learn from every team and initiative we work on. Retrospectives are a great way to discuss the good, the bad, and everything in between. They allow teams to reflect on their work and discuss the following questions:
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What went well?
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What didn’t go well?
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What did we learn?
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What can we do to improve?
In this article, we share a collection of our retrospective templates that you can use with your team to enhance collaboration. But don’t be fooled, this is not a comprehensive list. We have dozens more retrospective templates in our template gallery.
Basic retrospectives
These templates are efficient and straightforward to keep your retrospective meetings organized.
Quick retrospective
Whether you’re reflecting on a project, meeting, or event, the quick retrospective template is at the ready. With emojis, sticky note banks, and AI summarization, all you have to do is open the template, and you’re prepared to begin a productive discussion.
Start, stop, continue
The start, stop, continue template will help your team review and develop a clear path forward. Identify actions and initiatives that you want to start, stop, and continue.
Pro tip: Set a timer for each frame to keep your retrospective meeting on track.
Sprint retrospectives
Explore these Scrum retrospective templates built for agile teams.
Sprint retrospective
This sprint retrospective template includes everything your team needs to have a successful meeting. You’ll find an overview section that defines what a sprint retrospective is, along with valuable resources for teams new to retros or who want to dive deeper.
Sprint retrospective team room
Give life to your retrospective meetings with the sprint retrospective team room. Creativity meets function in this template. Add colorful games, goals, photos, and anything else you could imagine to help your remote teams feel more connected.
4L’s retrospective
The 4 L’s retrospective will help your teams have a fruitful discussion on the last sprint. Start off with a visual activity to get the group focused. Then, discuss what you and your team liked, learned, lacked, and longed for.
Creative retrospectives
Retrospectives don’t have to be boring. Switch up your next one with a creative template.
Road trip retrospective
Who doesn’t love a good road trip? This road trip retrospective provides a fun way to discuss the journey of your last sprint. Set off with an icebreaker, take a pit stop at the energy meter activity, reflect on the twists and turns, and end up in the action item parking lot.
Storybook retrospective
Get your project team together for a fun storybook retrospective. Discuss goals, plans, progress, and more in a visually creative template.
Wild West retrospective
You’ll need your boots for this one! The Wild West retrospective template has everything your team needs to strike gold. Add a question of the day, shoutouts, learnings, and other important information.
Go-kart retrospective
Inspired by Mario Kart, this retrospective is a fun way for teams to discuss their last sprint. Mushrooms represent where the team excelled, bananas represent where the team can improve, shells represent blockers, and stars highlight areas where support is needed. On your marks, get set, go retro!
Hot air balloon retrospective
What made your team soar or sink last sprint? Our hot air balloon retrospective will help you identify the sunny moments and the storm clouds so that you leave the meeting more aligned.
Emoji retrospective
Use emojis to express your feelings about your last project. This emoji retrospective starts off with positivity by giving team member shoutouts, then dives into reflection, and finishes with adding your weekend plans.
Retros for specific circumstances
Have a unique situation? We’ve got a retrospective template for that!
Event retrospective
Created by Lucid’s senior events manager, this event retrospective will help your team increase event engagement, attract specific audiences, and improve the overall event experience in the future.
Annual retrospective
The annual retrospective will help you and your team reflect on wins and key takeaways from the past year, and head into the new one with confidence and alignment.
Multi-team retrospective
Larger initiatives often involve multiple teams. The multi-team retrospective is a great way to bring everyone together and discuss the highs and lows.
Elevate your next retrospective with one of these ready-to-use templates.
Looking for something else? Visit our gallery of hundreds more templates to choose from.
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