🚀💡 Motivation & Development Sprint
Fuel our agile journey by sparking inspiration, shedding blockers, and cultivating continuous growth together.
Template Columns
🚀 Ignite New Habits
Identify fresh practices to boost motivation and skill growth.
Base column: Start🛑 Drop Energy Drains
Highlight behaviors that sap motivation or hinder development.
Base column: Stop🌱 Nurture Momentum
Keep up actions that sustain enthusiasm and learning.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
A three‑column sprint that discovers fresh motivating practices, eliminates draining behaviors, and reinforces actions that keep learning momentum.
When to use this template
Use when the team feels stagnant or wants to boost motivation and personal development during a sprint.
How to facilitate
Begin by reminding the team of the sprint goal and the purpose of focusing on motivation and development.
Ask participants to write individual ideas for new habits that could boost motivation or skill growth, then place them in the Ignite New Habits column.
Collect observations of behaviors or practices that drain energy or block learning and add them to the Drop Energy Drains column.
Gather actions that are already working well to sustain enthusiasm and learning and add them to the Nurture Momentum column.
Facilitate a quick dot‑vote on each column to surface the most impactful items.
Turn the top‑voted items into concrete, time‑boxed actions with owners and add them to the sprint backlog.
Close by having each owner state their commitment and schedule a brief check‑in for the next retrospective.
Pro Tips
Encourage the use of specific, observable behaviors rather than vague feelings to keep actions actionable.
Limit each participant to three items per column to keep the board manageable and focused.
Pair the top‑voted Drop Energy Drains with a ‘buddy’ system so teammates can hold each other accountable.
FAQ
What if the team struggles to generate new habit ideas?
Prompt with examples such as short daily stand‑ups for learning, pair‑programming sessions, or dedicated time for skill experiments to spark thinking.
How do we handle dominant voices during the discussion?
Use a round‑robin or timed silent brainstorming in the virtual board before opening the conversation, ensuring everyone contributes equally.
What if the voted actions seem too many for the sprint?
Select only the top one or two items per column that fit the sprint capacity and defer the rest to the backlog for future consideration.
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At a glance
- Duration
45–60 min
- Team Size
4-12 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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