Quick Facts
What is a Retrospectives?
A Starfish Retrospective is a post-sprint reflection framework that goes beyond binary feedback to help teams keep, stop, start, amplify, or scale back activities.
When to use it
Use it at the end of every sprint, after releasing a major product feature, or when team throughput is slowing down due to operational friction.
How to complete the Retrospectives
Have the team silently brainstorm feedback across 5 categories: Keep Doing, Less Of, More Of, Stop Doing, and Start Doing. Group similar items, vote on the highest-priority topics, and assign owners to action items.
Why use an interactive Retrospectives template?
Post-it notes get lost and status reviews feel repetitive. Methodiq automates silent reflection, clusters cards dynamically, and tracks action item completion directly in your workspace.
Multiplayer Canvas
Collaborate live with your team on a shared, infinitely flexible workspace.
AI Facilitation
Medi guides you with context-aware prompts and captures findings automatically.
Actionable Plan
Exit the session with real tasks, assignees, and next steps documented.
Guiding Questions
Start Doing
- What new experiments or processes should we introduce in the next sprint?
- What tools or behaviors can solve current roadblocks?
Stop Doing
- What activities are wasting team time without adding value?
- What friction points should we eliminate immediately?
Keep Doing
- What worked exceptionally well during this sprint?
- What practices must we protect and maintain?
More Of
- What processes are working but should be scaled up or done more frequently?
- Where can we amplify our efforts for higher impact?
Less Of
- What practices are useful but currently taking up too much time?
- Where should we reduce our focus or scale back?
Real-world Examples
A retrospective held after releasing a feature response to a key competitor's launch.