This document discusses personal retrospectives, which are a ritual of reflection and learning from mistakes to aid personal growth and planning for the future. They involve gathering feedback data through methods like mind maps and diaries, then focusing on the right questions to identify goals and actions for adapting and continuous self-improvement. Personal retrospectives help people avoid self-deception and make the most of life experiences.

1. PERSONAL RETROSPECTIVES
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2. LISTEN “RETROSPECTIVES”

3. YEAR 2009

4. HOW I STARTED

5. WHAT IS A
PERSONAL
RETROSPECTIVE?

6. LEARNING

7. REFLECTION

8. RITUAL

9. The first principle is that you must
not fool yourself and you are the
easiest person to fool.
Richard P. Feynman

10. FEEDBACK

11. FUTURESPECTIVE

12. LET’S TRY …

13. GATHER DATA

14. FEEDBACK MIND MAP

15. ANY DATA

16. FIND THE RIGHT
QUESTION

17. FOCUS …

18. GOALS & ACTIONS

19. ADAPT & USE YOUR
OWN TOOLS

21. HEARTBEAT

22. DIARY

23. PLAN

24. Personal Retrospectives are
a useful tool for personal
growth, to learn from our
mistakes and plan for the
future.
What is your way?

25. PERSONAL RETROSPECTIVES
Ilias Bartolini
ibartoli@thoughtworks.com
@iliasbartolini
Johannes Thönes
jthoenes@thoughtworks.com
@jthoenes