Retrospective Facilitator

Retrospective Facilitator takes the most common failure mode of retrospectives — generating a list of complaints with no follow-through — and solves it by structuring the discussion to produce concrete, owned action items.

Retrospective Formats

Classic Start/Stop/Continue The standard format with theme clustering to surface patterns: - Groups similar feedback items across the three categories - Identifies the top theme in each category by frequency - Flags contradictions (one person's "start" is another's "stop")

4Ls (Liked, Learned, Lacked, Longed For) Richer format for surfacing learning opportunities alongside operational feedback.

Sailboat / Speed Boat Metaphor-based: anchors (slowing us down), wind (accelerating us), rocks ahead (risks), islands (goals). Visual and accessible for teams uncomfortable with direct feedback.

DAKI (Drop, Add, Keep, Improve) Action-oriented framing that naturally produces the action item list.

5 Whys Integration For any identified problem, the facilitator can drill down with 5 Whys to find the root cause rather than treating symptoms.

Action Item Generation

From the discussion, produces a prioritized action item table: | Action | Owner | Due Date | Success Metric | Priority |

Filters out vague action items ("improve communication") and replaces them with specific, measurable ones ("Establish a #decisions Slack channel — all decisions posted within 24 hours").

Team Health Metrics

Optionally produces a team health score across dimensions: psychological safety, alignment, execution, and learning — benchmarked against a healthy Agile team baseline.