A visual metaphor retro: the wind pushes the team forward, anchors hold it back, rocks are risks ahead, and the island is the goal. Great for teams that think better in pictures.
Welcome the team, state the retro's goal and the prime directive. Draw the sailboat: boat, wind, anchor, rocks, island.
Everyone writes notes silently: wind (what pushes us), anchors (what slows us), rocks (risks), island (our goal).
Place notes on the drawing, cluster duplicates, and read every cluster aloud without discussing yet.
Dot-vote the clusters, then discuss the top 2–3: what is really going on, and what could we change?
Agree on 1–3 concrete, owned actions for next sprint. Close with a quick round: one word on how the retro felt.