4Ls Retrospective Template
4Ls retro — Liked, Learned, Lacked, Longed For. Free to run online — live board, anonymous-friendly cards, dot-voting, timers, and action items that follow your team sprint to sprint.
👍 Liked
📚 Learned
🕳️ Lacked
✨ Longed For
A reflective format that treats the sprint as a learning exercise: what did we like, learn, lack, and long for? The 'Learned' column makes knowledge sharing explicit instead of accidental.
Best for: Cross-functional teams and project post-mortems where learning matters as much as velocity.
How to run it
- Open a board and share the invite link — teammates join free with Google or a one-time email code.
- Add cards to each column (5–10 minutes, timer built in), then dot-vote what matters most.
- Discuss the top votes and commit action items with owners.
- Next retro, the actions come back automatically — done, carry, or drop. That loop is the point.
No card required · unlimited boards on the free plan