Story cubes

from Cédric Pontet

Material

Normal sets

• 9 cubes

• 6 faces / 6 drawings

• 10 077 969 possibilities

• Classics

• Voyage

• Action

• Fantasia

Extension sets

• 3 cubes

• 6 faces / 6 drawings

• 216 possibilities

Retrospective techniques

• Roll the dice, tell your story one after the other

• Each one roll one die, build a shared story together

• 1 person roll the dice, each one pick a drawing

• A very specific format on TastyCupCakes

Questions you can ask

• The last sprint was great/messy because…

• A story about how our sprint was

• A typical day for our team

• What was our sprint planning like

• The future of our team

• Our last team building

• Retro on the retro

Mixing things up

• Mixing different sets for more creative stories

• Use different sets for different purpose

  • Gather data --> Classics

  • Decide what to do --> Action / Voyage

• Combine Story Cubes with other techniques

  • LSP

  • Drawing

  • Retrospective cards

  • Method kits

  • …

Your imagination is your limit…

Advice

• Don't abuse of them. Only use them for one part of your retro