Unwrap your team's potential with this festive and insightful Gingerbread House Retrospective template. Perfect for end-of-sprint or end-of-year reflections, this unique framework uses the beloved metaphor of building a gingerbread house to guide your team through a structured, visual, and memorable review.
🍪 How it works:
Your team's work becomes a collaborative gingerbread house. Each architectural element represents a key reflection category:
The Foundation – What was stable and supportive?
The Door – How did we connect and collaborate?
The Roof – What protected us and gave us vision?
The Windows – What gave us clarity and insight?
🎯 Perfect for:
End-of-sprint or project retrospectives
Year-end reviews and planning sessions
Building psychological safety with a lighthearted approach
Remote, hybrid, or in-person teams (fully adaptable)
Creating a memorable, visual summary of your team's journey
✨ Template Features:
A beautiful, festive gingerbread house blueprint as your central visual
Four dedicated sections with guiding questions
"Cookie Check-in" icebreaker for emotional temperature-taking
Structured discussion prompts for each house element
Action planning area to blueprint your next steps
Easy-to-follow facilitator instructions
Why it works: By translating abstract concepts into tangible, sweet parts of a house, this template makes reflection more accessible, engaging, and actionable. It’s more than a retrospective—it’s a team-building experience that leaves everyone with a clear picture of what to build next.
Ready to bake your best sprint yet? Copy this board and start building!
