The Future Belongs to Creators How to Conduct an Effective Retro
A “retro”, or a retrospective, is an intentional review and analysis of past events or projects. A retro consists of breaking down the event or project in question to see what you could have done better, what went wrong, and what went right.
As creators, we don’t always take time to learn from the thing we accomplished before moving on to the next one. It’s important to be forward-focused, but being intentional about your review of the past can help you know what to improve and what to avoid moving forward.
In today’s episode, we talk about how we use this process at Convertkit, and how you can too.
Main Takeaways
- Pick a defined period of time. Make sure it has a start date and end date so you can focus on what fell into that specific chunk of time.
- Good documentation leads to clear decision making. If you have the ability to go back and look at exactly why you did what you did, you’ll be on track to make better decisions about the future.
- Keep taking decisive action. Use your processes to move things along and build consensus.
- The more specific you can be in a retro, the more helpful it will be. But don’t forget to take a high-level view every once in a while to see how everything fits together.
Creator of the Day
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Thought of the Day
“Have a regular cadence for your retros where you take a step back and lock in those learnings.” ~ @nathanbarryLinks
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