FuturespectiveSprint retrospective template

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Look forward instead of backward: what the team hopes for, fears, and wants to experiment with next quarter or sprint cycle.

When to use Futurespective

Futurespective flips the retrospective lens: instead of reviewing the past sprint, the team looks ahead at the next quarter or cycle. Hopes surface shared ambitions, Fears surface honest anxieties, and Experiments turn those inputs into low-risk actions the team can test immediately. Use it at the start of a new quarter, after a team reorganisation, or whenever retrospectives have become too backward-looking.

Facilitator tips

• Remind the room that Fears are not complaints — they are useful signal about where to de-risk.
• Experiments should be small and time-boxed: test this approach for one sprint not change our whole process.
• Map each top-voted Fear to at least one Experiment before closing — don't leave anxiety on the board without a response.