Facilitating a Chill Retro With a Quiet Team
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Facilitating a Chill Retro With a Quiet Team
Everyone’s feeling relaxed — maybe too relaxed. You want the retro to be more than a checkbox.
Your Role
Retro Facilitator
Goal: Encourage useful reflection and gently guide the team toward one concrete improvement
Character Profile
Team Indigo ()
Your team just finished a smooth sprint. Feedback is mostly positive, but no one’s digging into any challenges or deeper learnings. You’re facilitating a retro and want to bring out more than just 'it went fine.'
Facilitating a Retro With a Mix of Praise and Subtle Tension
You’re facilitating retro and want to go beyond the surface without forcing confrontation.
Your Role
Retro Facilitator
Goal: Help the team explore positive themes while gently surfacing areas for growth
Character Profile
Team Prism ()
The team had a productive sprint, but there were some delivery delays and handoff friction. In early retro comments, people are giving shout-outs — but also making vague mentions like 'communication could’ve been better.'
Facilitating a Retro That Risks Sliding Into Avoidance
You’re leading retro. You want to foster safety, but also accountability and honesty.
Your Role
Retro Facilitator / Tech Lead
Goal: Gently but firmly guide the team to acknowledge what didn’t work — and agree on a path forward
Character Profile
Team Horizon ()
The team delivered under crunch. Tension flared during the sprint, but in retro, everyone is being polite. There’s a risk the team avoids the hard conversations — and patterns continue.