As a tool for improvement
As a rough draft:
- Reflect on the past to turn it into a series of lessons and shorten Feedback loop
- Transform one-and-done events into events-with-feedback by analyzing them soon after they occur
- Time sensitive
- Do the retrospective as soon as reasonably possible. Ideally immediately after the event.
- Examples
- Video games
- Record yourself and watch replays to identify deficiencies
- Compare against replays from those who play better than you
- Record yourself and watch replays to identify deficiencies
- Weight lifting
- Record yourself to diagnose and improve your form
- A project at your job
- Perform retrospectives at each milestone (which should be small enough to be 1-2 weeks of effort) and again at the end of the project
- Public speaking
- Record yourself and critique yourself
- Have someone be present for your talk (or watch the recording) and give notes afterward
- Writing, drawing, art, etc
- Have others who can write better than you can review prior to publishing. Expect to go through multiple rounds of feedback.
- Take your ego out of it.
- Ceramics
- Record yourself throwing and critique your form. Send the video to people you respect and have them critique you.
- Produce pots and have people who know more than you critique them.
- Video games
Related
This is all coupled with Embrace discomfort; specifically: embrace looking foolish or like you don’t know what you’re doing. You have to get over that hurdle in order to progress. Yes cheff, thank you chef; etc.
Also coupled with Seek out feedback and accept with gratitude.