Appreciation Flowers

It feels nice to be appreciated.
It feels nice to know that your co-workers notice the little things you do.
It feels nice to get a pat on the back when you have done a particularly good job.

That’s what Appreciation Flowers are all about; making people feel nice!

At your retrospective, have a section on the wall where people can post flowers to one another. A flower can be as simple as a Post-it with a person’s name on it, although I like to make them a nice drawing of a flower as well.

These flowers are used to say a special thank you to someone.

Dedicate a few minutes to take up each note individually and the person who wrote it says a few words about why they wrote it.

The recipient is given the flower to take back to their desk, or wherever they like.

Generally, after a while a bit of an arms race develops around the flowers and people start drawing more and more elaborate things on them in an effort to make their gift extra special.

Tips

• Give flowers to people outside the team as well, they always appreciate receiving them.
• Use the number of flowers given as an indicator of the mood in the team.