Build a How Might We Ladder

The complaint is: 'Our retros are useless.' The facilitator needs a brainstorm prompt that creates useful ideas instead of a generic meeting-improvement list. How Might We ladder: complaint -> failure moment -> broad prompt -> narrow prompt -> just-right prompt The common trap is brainstorming from the complaint as stated. That keeps the group at the level of opinions about retros rather than the observable moment where value breaks. Find the failure moment Ask: When do retros become useless in observable behavior? The team says action items are vague and no one checks them. This moves the frame from a…

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