In designing the Friday Retro program, we wanted to encourage our retronauts to make meaningful connections with each other. That's a really big ask in a group of 10 or more strangers. We're using two tactics to foster those meaningful connections. First, we invite people to turn up 10 minutes early for each retro session. …
Friday Retro kicks off
A few weeks ago I posted a crazy idea - what if we could run an Agile-style retrospective ('retro') meeting for a group of strangers from many different workplaces? Could it work? Would it help people to navigate this period of upheaval? Today Sally Newton and I hosted the first Friday Retro for members of …
Designing a new kind of retro meeting
When everything is changing around you, every demand on your time and energy seems both urgent and important. Breaking that insta-response cycle, finding time for reflection and clarity, can be difficult. Talking to friends and colleagues recently, Sally and I have learned that many newly-distributed teams are not yet ready to provide this kind of …
