7 fun retrospective questions to make your team laugh

If you are part of an agile team, it is essential to conduct regular retrospectives in order to continuously improve team performance.
But who says retrospectives can’t be fun? - That’s exactly why in this article I want to introduce you to our 7 most fun retrospectives, which are guaranteed to put a smile on your team’s face.

The Sailboat Retro is a retrospective known for its pictorial retrospective questions.
So get ready and weigh anchor:

⚓️ Your anchor: What holds us back?

🦈🧊 Your shark/iceberg: Which dangers or obstacles approach us?

💨 Your tailwind: What drives us forward?

🏝💰 Your paradise: What achievement or milestones are we working towards?

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Now it’s getting really funny with the familiar meme faces. In this retrospective, we have assigned funny retrospective questions to the well-known meme faces to look back on the last sprint:

Me Gusta: What did you like about the last sprint?

4 Real: When did you feel really pranked in the last sprint?

I am watching you: What will you be on the lookout for in the future?

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Mario Kart is as unpredictable as today’s work. You never know when a banana skin will be thrown, but you can mentally prepare for it. This time it works both as a “futurespective” and a retrospective.
Have fun with the retrospective questions based on the classic:

What bananas on the track do we have to look out for?

What’s an upcoming shortcut we could take advantage of?

What powerup could we pick up to ensure our win?

What shortcuts helped us win?

Which bananas did we slip on?

What was the powerup that gave us an edge?

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Sometimes work is like theater. There is so much drama! People play a role instead of being themselves. Let’s look at our work from the perspective of theater:

Who was the (tragic?) hero in the last sprint and why?

At which point of the storyline did you get lost?

In which situation did you have stage fright?

Where would a prompter have been helpful?

Which role would you like to play in the future?

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Escape rooms have just the right balance of “pressure” and “fun”, like a good retrospective. If the team feels like they’re stuck somehow, it’s worth trying to break out of their own situation. Have fun with the Escape Game retrospective questions.

What puzzles do we still have to solve?

Where are we running out of time?

Where could communication in the team have been better?

Which challenge did we master pretty well?

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Now it’s getting crazy… What would you do in an alien invasion? It probably will never come, but it is almost certain that other unforeseen things will happen. With these fun retrospective questions, you can prepare your team perfectly.

New species: what things have you encountered that you didn't expect?

Alien-Tech: What took your work to new heights this week?

Armageddon: Where have you seen your work go down?

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Clear the ring for the fun retro, which also takes place in a tent:

Juggler: What tasks did you have to juggle that made you sweat?

Acrobat: What helped you to align yourself more flexibly?

Magician: What would you most like to conjure up that has been missing so far?

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Fun Retrospective Templates: Conclusion

We hope you’ll try some of the retrospective templates mentioned for agile teams. I guess it always depends on the agile maturity level and retro fatigue which methods are most suitable. 

Retrospective Templates: Some Final Notes

If you have any more retrospective examples or ideas for an agile retrospective template or would like to give us feedback… - just write to us.

And if you’re looking for a free online retro board software for retrospectives, you may have seen that Echometer is just that. Have fun trying out the different retro templates in our tool 😄

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