12 Retrospective Ideas for Winter, Christmas and New Year

Random Icebreaker (2-5 minutes)

Echometer provides you with a generator for random check-in questions.

Review of open actions (2-5 minutes)

Before starting with new topics, you should talk about what has become of the measures from past retrospectives to check their effectiveness. Echometer automatically lists all open action items from past retros.

Discuss retro topics

Use the following open questions to collect your most important findings. First, everyone does it themselves, covered. Echometer allows you to reveal each column of the retro board individually in order to then present and group the feedback.

• Candles on the Christmas tree: What illuminations did we have this year?
• Presents under the Christmas tree: Which of your wishes have been granted to you (perhaps by a team member) this year?
• Wish list: Which wishes were unfortunately not considered this year?

Catch-all question (Recommended)

So that other topics also have a place:

• What else would you like to talk about in the retro?

Prioritization / Voting (5 minutes)

On the retro board in Echometer, you can easily prioritize the feedback with voting. The voting is of course anonymous.

Define actions (10-20 minutes)

You can create a linked action via the plus symbol on a feedback. Not sure which measure would be the right one? Then open a whiteboard on the topic via the plus symbol instead to brainstorm root causes and possible measures.

Checkout / Closing (5 minutes)

Echometer enables you to collect anonymous feedback from the team on how helpful the retro was. This creates the ROTI score ("Return On Time Invested"), which you can track over time.

Random Icebreaker (2-5 minutes)

Echometer provides you with a generator for random check-in questions.

Review of open actions (2-5 minutes)

Before starting with new topics, you should talk about what has become of the measures from past retrospectives to check their effectiveness. Echometer automatically lists all open action items from past retros.

Discuss retro topics

Use the following open questions to collect your most important findings. First, everyone does it themselves, covered. Echometer allows you to reveal each column of the retro board individually in order to then present and group the feedback.

• St. Nicholas: For which positive qualities and good deeds will Santa Claus praise us this year?
• Servant Rupert: What negligence might Servant Rupert have noticed this year?

Catch-all question (Recommended)

So that other topics also have a place:

• What else would you like to talk about in the retro?

Prioritization / Voting (5 minutes)

On the retro board in Echometer, you can easily prioritize the feedback with voting. The voting is of course anonymous.

Define actions (10-20 minutes)

You can create a linked action via the plus symbol on a feedback. Not sure which measure would be the right one? Then open a whiteboard on the topic via the plus symbol instead to brainstorm root causes and possible measures.

Checkout / Closing (5 minutes)

Echometer enables you to collect anonymous feedback from the team on how helpful the retro was. This creates the ROTI score ("Return On Time Invested"), which you can track over time.

Random Icebreaker (2-5 minutes)

Echometer provides you with a generator for random check-in questions.

Review of open actions (2-5 minutes)

Before starting with new topics, you should talk about what has become of the measures from past retrospectives to check their effectiveness. Echometer automatically lists all open action items from past retros.

Discuss retro topics

Use the following open questions to collect your most important findings. First, everyone does it themselves, covered. Echometer allows you to reveal each column of the retro board individually in order to then present and group the feedback.

• Direction: Where do I want guidance?
• Light: What gives me light and strength?
• Time: What will shine for a long time?
• Constellation: Which stars can we connect, which patterns can we recognize?

Catch-all question (Recommended)

So that other topics also have a place:

• What else would you like to talk about in the retro?

Prioritization / Voting (5 minutes)

On the retro board in Echometer, you can easily prioritize the feedback with voting. The voting is of course anonymous.

Define actions (10-20 minutes)

You can create a linked action via the plus symbol on a feedback. Not sure which measure would be the right one? Then open a whiteboard on the topic via the plus symbol instead to brainstorm root causes and possible measures.

Checkout / Closing (5 minutes)

Echometer enables you to collect anonymous feedback from the team on how helpful the retro was. This creates the ROTI score ("Return On Time Invested"), which you can track over time.

Random Icebreaker (2-5 minutes)

Echometer provides you with a generator for random check-in questions.

Review of open actions (2-5 minutes)

Before starting with new topics, you should talk about what has become of the measures from past retrospectives to check their effectiveness. Echometer automatically lists all open action items from past retros.

Discuss retro topics

Use the following open questions to collect your most important findings. First, everyone does it themselves, covered. Echometer allows you to reveal each column of the retro board individually in order to then present and group the feedback.

• Detours: In retrospect, at which points did we take detours?
• Obstacles: In which places did we encounter obstacles?
• Bridges: What support did we received as a team along the route that we should be grateful for?
• Findings: What preparation tips would we give to a team embarking on the same journey now?

Catch-all question (Recommended)

So that other topics also have a place:

• What else would you like to talk about in the retro?

Prioritization / Voting (5 minutes)

On the retro board in Echometer, you can easily prioritize the feedback with voting. The voting is of course anonymous.

Define actions (10-20 minutes)

You can create a linked action via the plus symbol on a feedback. Not sure which measure would be the right one? Then open a whiteboard on the topic via the plus symbol instead to brainstorm root causes and possible measures.

Checkout / Closing (5 minutes)

Echometer enables you to collect anonymous feedback from the team on how helpful the retro was. This creates the ROTI score ("Return On Time Invested"), which you can track over time.

Random Icebreaker (2-5 minutes)

Echometer provides you with a generator for random check-in questions.

Review of open actions (2-5 minutes)

Before starting with new topics, you should talk about what has become of the measures from past retrospectives to check their effectiveness. Echometer automatically lists all open action items from past retros.

Discuss retro topics

Use the following open questions to collect your most important findings. First, everyone does it themselves, covered. Echometer allows you to reveal each column of the retro board individually in order to then present and group the feedback.

• Review: Which resolutions could be implemented?
• Toast: What should we toast to?
• Resolutions: What new resolutions do we have for next year?

Catch-all question (Recommended)

So that other topics also have a place:

• What else would you like to talk about in the retro?

Prioritization / Voting (5 minutes)

On the retro board in Echometer, you can easily prioritize the feedback with voting. The voting is of course anonymous.

Define actions (10-20 minutes)

You can create a linked action via the plus symbol on a feedback. Not sure which measure would be the right one? Then open a whiteboard on the topic via the plus symbol instead to brainstorm root causes and possible measures.

Checkout / Closing (5 minutes)

Echometer enables you to collect anonymous feedback from the team on how helpful the retro was. This creates the ROTI score ("Return On Time Invested"), which you can track over time.

Random Icebreaker (2-5 minutes)

Echometer provides you with a generator for random check-in questions.

Review of open actions (2-5 minutes)

Before starting with new topics, you should talk about what has become of the measures from past retrospectives to check their effectiveness. Echometer automatically lists all open action items from past retros.

Discuss retro topics

Use the following open questions to collect your most important findings. First, everyone does it themselves, covered. Echometer allows you to reveal each column of the retro board individually in order to then present and group the feedback.

• Milestones: What are the milestones on our route this year?
• Obstacles: What obstacles await us on our route before each of these milestones?
• Preparation: What preparations should we make / pack equipment in order to master all the milestones for the coming year in the best possible way?

Catch-all question (Recommended)

So that other topics also have a place:

• What else would you like to talk about in the retro?

Prioritization / Voting (5 minutes)

On the retro board in Echometer, you can easily prioritize the feedback with voting. The voting is of course anonymous.

Define actions (10-20 minutes)

You can create a linked action via the plus symbol on a feedback. Not sure which measure would be the right one? Then open a whiteboard on the topic via the plus symbol instead to brainstorm root causes and possible measures.

Checkout / Closing (5 minutes)

Echometer enables you to collect anonymous feedback from the team on how helpful the retro was. This creates the ROTI score ("Return On Time Invested"), which you can track over time.

Random Icebreaker (2-5 minutes)

Echometer provides you with a generator for random check-in questions.

Review of open actions (2-5 minutes)

Before starting with new topics, you should talk about what has become of the measures from past retrospectives to check their effectiveness. Echometer automatically lists all open action items from past retros.

Discuss retro topics

Use the following open questions to collect your most important findings. First, everyone does it themselves, covered. Echometer allows you to reveal each column of the retro board individually in order to then present and group the feedback.

• Toast: Which successes of the past year can toast together?
• Goodbyes: Which problems from last year would we like to say goodbye to in the coming year?
• Resolutions: What resolutions could we reasonably make for the new year?

Catch-all question (Recommended)

So that other topics also have a place:

• What else would you like to talk about in the retro?

Prioritization / Voting (5 minutes)

On the retro board in Echometer, you can easily prioritize the feedback with voting. The voting is of course anonymous.

Define actions (10-20 minutes)

You can create a linked action via the plus symbol on a feedback. Not sure which measure would be the right one? Then open a whiteboard on the topic via the plus symbol instead to brainstorm root causes and possible measures.

Checkout / Closing (5 minutes)

Echometer enables you to collect anonymous feedback from the team on how helpful the retro was. This creates the ROTI score ("Return On Time Invested"), which you can track over time.

Random Icebreaker (2-5 minutes)

Echometer provides you with a generator for random check-in questions.

Review of open actions (2-5 minutes)

Before starting with new topics, you should talk about what has become of the measures from past retrospectives to check their effectiveness. Echometer automatically lists all open action items from past retros.

Discuss retro topics

Use the following open questions to collect your most important findings. First, everyone does it themselves, covered. Echometer allows you to reveal each column of the retro board individually in order to then present and group the feedback.

• Snow: What have we almost forgotten under the snow blanket?
• Ice: Where do we have to be careful not to slip?
• Stove: What warms us up?
• Anticipation: What can we hardly wait for?

Catch-all question (Recommended)

So that other topics also have a place:

• What else would you like to talk about in the retro?

Prioritization / Voting (5 minutes)

On the retro board in Echometer, you can easily prioritize the feedback with voting. The voting is of course anonymous.

Define actions (10-20 minutes)

You can create a linked action via the plus symbol on a feedback. Not sure which measure would be the right one? Then open a whiteboard on the topic via the plus symbol instead to brainstorm root causes and possible measures.

Checkout / Closing (5 minutes)

Echometer enables you to collect anonymous feedback from the team on how helpful the retro was. This creates the ROTI score ("Return On Time Invested"), which you can track over time.

Random Icebreaker (2-5 minutes)

Echometer provides you with a generator for random check-in questions.

Review of open actions (2-5 minutes)

Before starting with new topics, you should talk about what has become of the measures from past retrospectives to check their effectiveness. Echometer automatically lists all open action items from past retros.

Discuss retro topics

Use the following open questions to collect your most important findings. First, everyone does it themselves, covered. Echometer allows you to reveal each column of the retro board individually in order to then present and group the feedback.

• Lower ball: What is the base on which we can build?
• Middle ball: What holds us together?
• Head: In which direction do we want to look? What do we want to keep in mind?
• Hat: What nice-to-haves would be great?

Catch-all question (Recommended)

So that other topics also have a place:

• What else would you like to talk about in the retro?

Prioritization / Voting (5 minutes)

On the retro board in Echometer, you can easily prioritize the feedback with voting. The voting is of course anonymous.

Define actions (10-20 minutes)

You can create a linked action via the plus symbol on a feedback. Not sure which measure would be the right one? Then open a whiteboard on the topic via the plus symbol instead to brainstorm root causes and possible measures.

Checkout / Closing (5 minutes)

Echometer enables you to collect anonymous feedback from the team on how helpful the retro was. This creates the ROTI score ("Return On Time Invested"), which you can track over time.

Random Icebreaker (2-5 minutes)

Echometer provides you with a generator for random check-in questions.

Review of open actions (2-5 minutes)

Before starting with new topics, you should talk about what has become of the measures from past retrospectives to check their effectiveness. Echometer automatically lists all open action items from past retros.

Discuss retro topics

Use the following open questions to collect your most important findings. First, everyone does it themselves, covered. Echometer allows you to reveal each column of the retro board individually in order to then present and group the feedback.

• Ascent: Where was it worth pulling up the sleigh?
• Elevator: When would we have liked to have had a lift for support?
• Sledding: Which sleigh ride was the most fun?
• Obstacle: Where did we have to be careful not to fall over?

Catch-all question (Recommended)

So that other topics also have a place:

• What else would you like to talk about in the retro?

Prioritization / Voting (5 minutes)

On the retro board in Echometer, you can easily prioritize the feedback with voting. The voting is of course anonymous.

Define actions (10-20 minutes)

You can create a linked action via the plus symbol on a feedback. Not sure which measure would be the right one? Then open a whiteboard on the topic via the plus symbol instead to brainstorm root causes and possible measures.

Checkout / Closing (5 minutes)

Echometer enables you to collect anonymous feedback from the team on how helpful the retro was. This creates the ROTI score ("Return On Time Invested"), which you can track over time.

Random Icebreaker (2-5 minutes)

Echometer provides you with a generator for random check-in questions.

Review of open actions (2-5 minutes)

Before starting with new topics, you should talk about what has become of the measures from past retrospectives to check their effectiveness. Echometer automatically lists all open action items from past retros.

Discuss retro topics

Use the following open questions to collect your most important findings. First, everyone does it themselves, covered. Echometer allows you to reveal each column of the retro board individually in order to then present and group the feedback.

• Crystal: What makes us unique?
• Snowflake: What partnerships make us strong?
• Wind: What gives us momentum?
• Heat: What melts us?

Catch-all question (Recommended)

So that other topics also have a place:

• What else would you like to talk about in the retro?

Prioritization / Voting (5 minutes)

On the retro board in Echometer, you can easily prioritize the feedback with voting. The voting is of course anonymous.

Define actions (10-20 minutes)

You can create a linked action via the plus symbol on a feedback. Not sure which measure would be the right one? Then open a whiteboard on the topic via the plus symbol instead to brainstorm root causes and possible measures.

Checkout / Closing (5 minutes)

Echometer enables you to collect anonymous feedback from the team on how helpful the retro was. This creates the ROTI score ("Return On Time Invested"), which you can track over time.

Random Icebreaker (2-5 minutes)

Echometer provides you with a generator for random check-in questions.

Review of open actions (2-5 minutes)

Before starting with new topics, you should talk about what has become of the measures from past retrospectives to check their effectiveness. Echometer automatically lists all open action items from past retros.

Discuss retro topics

Use the following open questions to collect your most important findings. First, everyone does it themselves, covered. Echometer allows you to reveal each column of the retro board individually in order to then present and group the feedback.

• Sleep: What relaxes us?
• Nuts: What gives us strength?
• Cave: What gives us security?
• Cold: What do we have to be careful of?

Catch-all question (Recommended)

So that other topics also have a place:

• What else would you like to talk about in the retro?

Prioritization / Voting (5 minutes)

On the retro board in Echometer, you can easily prioritize the feedback with voting. The voting is of course anonymous.

Define actions (10-20 minutes)

You can create a linked action via the plus symbol on a feedback. Not sure which measure would be the right one? Then open a whiteboard on the topic via the plus symbol instead to brainstorm root causes and possible measures.

Checkout / Closing (5 minutes)

Echometer enables you to collect anonymous feedback from the team on how helpful the retro was. This creates the ROTI score ("Return On Time Invested"), which you can track over time.