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After-Action Review (AAR)

Community | template | Updated 2026-02-26

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community, playbook, template

Run this after any meeting, call, comment, or email thread. 5 minutes. No novel.

What happened (facts)

  • Date:
  • Action type: meeting / email / call / comment
  • Topic:
  • Decision point (if any):

What we asked for (one ask)

  • Ask:
  • Metric:
  • By when:

What they said / did

  • Response:
  • Owner (staff/member):
  • Next step + date:

What we learned about the bottleneck

  • Constraint we hit:
  • What surprised us:
  • What to try next:

Update the scoreboard

  • Metric change (if any):
  • Link(s) to agenda item / email / notes:

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