Playformation
Debrief

4Ls

Quick, balanced and easy to explain. Good when you want both appreciation and critique.

18 minutes · Any

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How to facilitate it

  1. Silent writing first, two minutes per L.
  2. Read the wall together. Cluster duplicates.
  3. Pick one Lacked or Longed-for item to act on.

Reflection prompts

  • Liked: What did you enjoy?
  • Learned: What did you learn?
  • Lacked: What was missing?
  • Longed for: What do you wish had happened?

Credit & lineage

Mary Gorman and Ellen Gottesdiener (2010).

Playformation adaptation of the four reflection categories: Liked, Learned, Lacked and Longed For. No broader open-content licence is asserted.

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