Overview
A festive sprint retrospective combining elf icons, a quick pulse check, mystery gift prompts, and Lean Coffee-style discussion. Use the board’s four sections to personalize, vote, open gifts, and capture actions.
Board Layout & Use
Section 1: Create Your Elf Icon
Purpose: Personalize participation and set energy.
How: Participants copy an elf template, add their name, and use the elf as their voting token.
Section 2: Christmas Hit or Miss
Purpose: Rapid pulse check.
How: Place elf tokens or stickies in “Love it!” or “Miss it!” and delete snowflake cover cards to reveal the topic underneath, look for clusters and outliers.
Section 3: Gift Select
Purpose: Main activity via hidden prompts.
How:
Choose a gift; ungroup the wrapper to reveal the hidden sticky.
Move the prompt to “Current discussion item.”
Timebox 3–5 minutes. At end, vote to continue (+2–3 minutes) or move on.
Capture insights and actions as stickies; tag with icons:
⭐ High priority
🎄 Team ritual/culture
🎁 Gift to future team
❄️ Risk/blocker
Move finished items to “Completed discussion item.”
Facilitation Flow (≈60 minutes)
Elf Icon Personalization (2–3 min)
Hit or Miss Voting (5 min)
Lean Coffee Gift Rounds (30–40 min): open → read → discuss → vote → capture → move.
Synthesis & Action Review (10 min): themes, owners, due dates, priorities.
Facilitation Tips
Timeboxing: be visible and consistent; end on time.
Participation: invite quieter voices; ensure balance.
Energy: start light; switch prompts if energy dips; don’t open all gifts.
Psychological Safety: normalize “Miss it” votes; thank honesty; park sensitive items if needed.
Close & Follow-Up
Review the “Completed” column for 2–3 themes.
Confirm owners and dates for each action.
Optional closing: “What one gift can we give the team next sprint?”
Share where actions are tracked and set a check-in at the next standup.
