Interview with Aino Vonge Corry a speaker introducer at GOTO Chicago 2014

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The Interviewer

Mike Hall

Interviewer, community organizer at UGtastic

The Guest

Aino Vonge Corry

Expert in Retrospectives and Speaker Introducer

The Conversation


Mike Hall Interviewer, community organizer at UGtastic
I'm sitting here with Aino Vonge Corry. You do a lot of work with retrospectives and you're a speaker introducer at GOTO. Thanks for sitting down.
Aino Vonge Corry Expert in Retrospectives and Speaker Introducer
It's a pleasure, Mike. Retrospectives are my passion—not just as meetings, but as a framework for continuous improvement.
Mike Hall Interviewer, community organizer at UGtastic
What is a good retrospective?
Aino Vonge Corry Expert in Retrospectives and Speaker Introducer
A good one focuses on 'what can we actually change?' It avoids blame and focuses on the team's internal power to influence their own workflow.

Critical Insights


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"Retrospectives fail when they devolve into blame sessions; they thrive when they focus exclusively on team-internal variables that can be influenced."