{"id":11673,"date":"2021-08-04T23:01:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T22:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/?p=11673"},"modified":"2021-07-26T17:57:25","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T16:57:25","slug":"simple-effective-futurospective-sequence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/simple-effective-futurospective-sequence\/","title":{"rendered":"A simple and effective futurospective sequence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below is a sequence of activities for a one-hour meeting for a small group of people that wanted to take look at the past (a retro perspective) and plan for the future (a future perspective).<\/p>\n

I have used a few activities from FunRetrospectives.com. Below I share the sequence as well as a template for Mural and for the FunRetro app for the respective remote activities.<\/p>\n

Context Set-up<\/h2>\n

Let\u00b4s take look at the past (a retro perspective) and plan for the future (a future perspective). Consider the period from X months ago and going up to 202X.<\/p>\n

Prime directive<\/h2>\n

I have selected the futurospective prime directive:<\/p>\n

The Futurospective Prime Directive<\/a>
\n\u2018Hope and confidence come from proper involvement and a willingness to predict the unpredictable. We will fully engage on this opportunity to unite around an inclusive vision, and join hands in constructing a shared future.\u2019
\nPaulo Caroli and TC Caetano from the FunRetrospectives book.<\/p>\n

Energizer<\/h2>\n

I have used \u00b4the Ball asks\u00b4 activity<\/a> to get everyone started (and to share a few laughs).<\/p>\n

Check-in<\/h2>\n

I decided to go without a check-in activity.<\/p>\n

Main course (futurospective)<\/h2>\n

I have selected the Speed Car \u2013 Abyss activity.<\/a><\/p>\n

is a forward-thinking exercise, with an eye on the past. It is a mix of retrospective and futurespective, which uncovers risks and actions.<\/p>\n

Step by Step:<\/p>\n

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  1. Let\u2019s start by looking back. Please, write notes and place them on the following two areas on the left side of the drawing: engine and parachute.<\/li>\n
  2. Group notes and debate<\/li>\n
  3. Now, let\u2019s look ahead at the near future. Please, write notes and place them on the following two areas on the right side of the drawing: abyss and bridge.<\/li>\n
  4. Group notes and debate<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Below is an image from a FunRetro board, ready for the Speed Car \u2013 Abyss activity<\/a>, ready for the remote meeting.<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    Below is an image from a Mural board, prepared for this meeting.<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Check-out activity – Following Up on Action Items<\/h2>\n

    Following Up on Action Items<\/a> is used for organizing an action item list. Lack of accountability for action items is a common complaint about retrospectives. This activity provides a simple and direct way to follow up on previously identified items.<\/p>\n

    During the Speed car abyss activity some action items were identified.<\/p>\n

    In this check-out activity the group decided on the owners and due dates for these action items.<\/p>\n

    Below is an image from a FunRetro board, ready for the Following up on Action Items remote activity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    Below is an image from a Mural board, ready for this activity.<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Remote template<\/h2>\n

    Please find below a template from Mural.<\/p>\n

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    FunRetro – Speed Car \u2013 Abyss by MURAL <\/span> <\/span><\/h1>\n
    \n
    \n
    <\/div>\n

    \"GET <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Open to create a mural from this template in your workspace. Powered by <\/span> MURAL<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    All activities on the FunRetrospectives.com have a \u00b4Start Now\u00b4 button that creates the respective remote board. Once you have selected one activity, go to the summary page and add the other activities \u2013 typically energizer, check-in and check-out — and your full board is ready.<\/p>\n

    Btw, the FunRetro newest feature — organize your retrospectives by teams<\/a> —\u00a0 has been receiving lots of complements.<\/p>\n

    Enjoy it!<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Below is a sequence of activities for a one-hour meeting for a small group of people that wanted to take look at the past (a retro perspective) and plan for the future (a future perspective). I have used a few activities from FunRetrospectives.com. Below I share the sequence as well as a template for Mural […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11681,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2134,2088],"tags":[],"inception_activities":[],"colaboradores":[],"class_list":["post-11673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-funfetro-en","category-remote"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11673"},{"taxonomy":"inception_activities","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inception_activities?post=11673"},{"taxonomy":"colaboradores","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/colaboradores?post=11673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}