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DAKI

Drop, Add, Keep, Improve — a decisive retro that forces clear choices about practices: what dies, what's born, what stays, what evolves.

• 45 min
• 3–10 people
• Remote or in person
• Any team

Steps

1. 5 min
   Set the stage

   Explain the four quadrants: Drop, Add, Keep, Improve.

2. 12 min
   Silent writing

   Everyone fills the quadrants with concrete practices.

3. 20 min
   Debate the quadrants

   Discuss Drop and Improve hardest — that's where change lives.

4. 8 min
   Decide actions

   Name one thing to drop and one to improve, with owners.