Retros lose their punch when you ask the same three questions every sprint. This agile retrospective question generator keeps prompts fresh: pull a random set around a single theme, or load a complete framework like Starfish, 4Ls, or Mad/Sad/Glad to structure the whole session.
How it works
In focus mode, you choose a theme — what went well, what to improve, or action items — and the tool shuffles a built-in bank with a Fisher–Yates shuffle, returning the number of unique prompts you asked for. In format mode, you choose a named retrospective framework and the tool returns its canonical prompt set in order: Starfish maps to Keep / More / Less / Start / Stop, 4Ls to Liked / Learned / Lacked / Longed for, and Mad/Sad/Glad to its three emotional lenses. Everything is bundled with the page, so generation is instant and private.
Tips and examples
- Open with one or two went-well prompts before moving to improvements — it sets a constructive tone.
- Always finish with an action-focus prompt so the retro produces owned, time-boxed changes.
- Rotate formats month to month; a familiar team gets more out of a new lens like 4Ls than the default columns.
- Copy a set straight into your digital whiteboard or retro doc as column headers.