# Retrospective

## When to do it?

A retrospective workshop should ideally conclude a project. It helps the team to improve together and constantly iterate on internal processes. Joining the retrospective is not mandatory, but obviously helps everyone improve and learn from mistakes.

## How to do it?

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**Total duration:** 1:30 hours
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#### Brainstorm positives and negatives

`Duration: 10min`

Ask everyone to write down everything that stood out as positive (green notes) and everything you think can be improved (red notes).

#### Read positives

`Duration: 5-10min`

Let each participant read out the positives and provide a bit of context.

#### Read negatives

`Duration: 5-10min`

Let each participant read out their negatives and clarify what they mean.

#### Brainstorm solutions

`Duration: 7min`

Ask everyone to read through the negatives and place solution notes (blue) underneath in silence

#### Vote

`Duration: 7min`

Without discussion, ask all participants to read through the notes and place five dots on their favorite solutions.

#### Delegate

`Duration: 10min`

For the clearly actionable steps, delegate the work to the core team, contributors or set up as community bounties. In difficult cases suggest improvements, create a governance proposal or reach out to the core team to help solve the problem.

## Whiteboard template

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