# Dr. Aino Vonge Corry: Why Do We Have Retrospectives, Again?

EP-052 | April 27, 2020 | 45:55



Topics: Team Management, Engineering Culture


Robby speaks with Dr. Aino Vonge Corry, founder of Metadeveloper, technical conference editor, and agile retrospective facilitator. They discuss effective vs. ineffective communication with stakeholders, how to prepare for retrospectives, and why it's important to focus on "What should we do better?" when reflecting on work.



## Guest

**Dr. Aino Vonge Corry** — Author & Consultant, Independent

Author of 'Retrospectives Antipatterns' and expert on making retrospectives more effective for software teams.



## Show Notes

Robby speaks with Dr. Aino Vonge Corry, founder of Metadeveloper, technical conference editor, and agile retrospective facilitator. They discuss effective vs. ineffective communication with stakeholders, how to prepare for retrospectives, and why it's important to focus on "What should we do better?" when reflecting on work.

## Helpful Links

- [Dr. Aino Vonge Corry](https://twitter.com/apaipi) on Twitter
- [Metadeveloper](http://metadeveloper.com/)
- [Book] [Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams](https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Sleep-Unlocking-Dreams/dp/1501144316) by Matthew Walker
- [How to Facilitate Distributed Retrospectives](http://metadeveloper.com/retrospective-facilitation/how-to-facilitate-distributed-retrospectives/)

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## Transcript