It actually turned out pretty useful, and I did it a few times after that. Which is why I share it now.
After grouping and discussing the items (always extract action points!), add 5 meters to the total distance for every positive, and subtract 5 meters for every negative. That's the new total distance, which you can keep and use again over time. This is what we did, but you could optionally utilize dot voting prior to discussion to add/subtract more distance per item depending on their relevance. If I ever do this retro again, that would be the way I'd do it, because it would make it easier to decide what to discuss and make our over-all score more accurate.
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Thanks for sharing. I will try this with my team as soon as an on-site retro is up again.
I used that retro yesterday with my team and it was a refreshing thing. This is a mature team that is already well established. It really shines in terms of simplicity and having a connection.
I even expanded the threat and statet, whenever they gain to much space a head, the bear will call a bigger and faster buddy to hunt the team.
Hahah, love it. Will you check back with the bear at some point?