{"id":3909,"date":"2021-03-25T12:00:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/?p=3909"},"modified":"2024-01-11T11:57:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T11:57:00","slug":"slack-retrospective-bot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/slack-retrospective-bot\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use a Slack Retrospective Bot to Run Effective Retrospectives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many agile teams turn to a Slack retrospective bot to overcome the scheduling nightmare of getting all of their developers (along with the Product Owners and Scrum Master) on the <em>same<\/em> call at the <em>same<\/em> time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In today\u2019s post, we show you how Scrum teams use Geekbot \u2014 our Slack retrospective bot \u2014 to run asynchronous (and highly effective) retrospectives in Slack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using Geekbot to Run Slack Retrospectives&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the sections below, we cover how to use Geekbot to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#create-retrospective\">Create a new retrospective<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#schedule-retrospective\">Schedule your retrospective<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#engage\">Run your retrospective, collect responses, and engage with your team\u2019s feedback<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"create-retrospective\">Create a New Retrospective via Geekbot\u2019s Dashboard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first step is to click on \u201c<strong>Retrospective\u201d<\/strong> in the upper right corner when selecting from our list of pre-filled templates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you can see below, in addition to retrospectives, Geekbot is also used to facilitate <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/daily-standup-meeting-for-remote-teams\/\" target=\"_blank\">asynchronous daily standups<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/survey\/\" target=\"_blank\">Slack polls and surveys<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/agile-distributed-teams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">more<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Retrospective-workflow.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"gal[3909]\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"609\" data-src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Retrospective-workflow-1024x609.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7899 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Retrospective-workflow-1024x609.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Retrospective-workflow-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Retrospective-workflow-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Retrospective-workflow-1536x914.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Retrospective-workflow-2048x1218.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Retrospective-workflow-1920x1142.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/609;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Retrospective-workflow-1024x609.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Retrospective-workflow-1024x609.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Retrospective-workflow-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Retrospective-workflow-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Retrospective-workflow-1536x914.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Retrospective-workflow-2048x1218.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Retrospective-workflow-1920x1142.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Customize When, Where, and Who<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Geekbot\u2019s retrospective template is highly customizable so it can be adapted to what your whole team needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In our retrospective format, you can modify:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The schedule: <\/strong>You can select <em>when<\/em> your retro gets sent out. Some teams complete a sprint retrospective in one day. But some of our customers also do tiered retrospectives that last over several days. <em>(This extra time helps teams provide more insightful and reflective comments, along with other benefits we cover in our article on <a href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/remote-retrospective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">running tiered remote retrospectives<\/a>.)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Retrospective<\/strong><strong> Questions: <\/strong>Geekbot defaults to the four common retrospective questions, but you can rearrange them, delete the ones you don\u2019t want, and add new ones <em>(with no limit to how many questions you can ask).<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Broadcast Channel: <\/strong>You can make a new Slack channel that\u2019s just for retrospectives, or you can use a pre-existing channel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Participants: <\/strong>To save time, you can choose to add <strong><em>all<\/em><\/strong> the participants from your broadcast channel, but you can also manually add (or remove) participants who don\u2019t need to fill out the retrospective.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"schedule-retrospective\">Tips on Scheduling Your Retrospective<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditionally, retrospectives are held at the end of a sprint, right before your next sprint planning session starts. This gives you time to collect feedback and decide which insights you want to turn into action items going forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But every agile team is different, especially when it comes to holding asynchronous retrospective meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Geekbot, we made it so you can schedule our retrospective bot as it makes sense for your team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You can pick the time period and days the retrospective questions get sent out.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.40.23-AM.png\" data-lightbox=\"gal[3909]\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"414\" data-src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.40.23-AM-1024x414.png\" alt=\"Period &amp; Days: Schedule the frequency and days that retrospective questions get sent out\" class=\"wp-image-3904 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/414;width:636px;height:258px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.40.23-AM-1024x414.png 1024w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.40.23-AM-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.40.23-AM-768x310.png 768w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.40.23-AM.png 1490w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.40.23-AM-1024x414.png\" alt=\"Period &amp; Days: Schedule the frequency and days that retrospective questions get sent out\" class=\"wp-image-3904\" style=\"width:636px;height:258px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.40.23-AM-1024x414.png 1024w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.40.23-AM-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.40.23-AM-768x310.png 768w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.40.23-AM.png 1490w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You can also select the time and time zone<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.40.02-AM.png\" data-lightbox=\"gal[3909]\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"858\" data-src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.40.02-AM-1024x858.png\" alt=\"Time &amp; Timezone: With Geekbot, you have the option of sending retrospectives at a specific time in everyone's timezone.\" class=\"wp-image-3905 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/858;width:636px;height:534px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.40.02-AM.png 1024w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.40.02-AM-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.40.02-AM-768x644.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"858\" src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.40.02-AM-1024x858.png\" alt=\"Time &amp; Timezone: With Geekbot, you have the option of sending retrospectives at a specific time in everyone's timezone.\" class=\"wp-image-3905\" style=\"width:636px;height:534px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.40.02-AM.png 1024w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.40.02-AM-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.40.02-AM-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s often best to select <strong>\u201cUser\u2019s local time zone\u201d <\/strong>so Geekbot factors in <em>where<\/em> team members are geographically, and they get the retrospective questions sent to them at the right time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you manually select the timezone for each participant, you run the risk of mistaking and sending the retrospective questions too late or too early in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"engage\">Send Out Your Retrospective and Collect Responses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Geekbot will send out the retrospective questions in Slack to teammates at the date and time you scheduled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it\u2019s time to complete the retrospective questions, team members get a notification like a normal Slack bot alert.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s okay if they don\u2019t respond to the retrospective immediately. Geekbot will <strong>send a reminder<\/strong> to team members who haven\u2019t provided their answers, making it easier on you because you don\u2019t have to individually follow up with everyone who forgot to reply.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Note:<\/em><\/strong><em> Although the reminder feature is optional, most of our customers choose to turn it on.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.41.21-AM.png\" data-lightbox=\"gal[3909]\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"442\" data-src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.41.21-AM-1024x442.png\" alt=\"Personal Reminders: Smart reminders (Geekbot will automatically send you reminders by learning and adapting to your reporting) or Manual reminders (Customize the way you get reminders and set your own pace)\" class=\"wp-image-3906 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/442;width:664px;height:287px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.41.21-AM-1024x442.png 1024w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.41.21-AM-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.41.21-AM-768x332.png 768w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.41.21-AM.png 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.41.21-AM-1024x442.png\" alt=\"Personal Reminders: Smart reminders (Geekbot will automatically send you reminders by learning and adapting to your reporting) or Manual reminders (Customize the way you get reminders and set your own pace)\" class=\"wp-image-3906\" style=\"width:664px;height:287px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.41.21-AM-1024x442.png 1024w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.41.21-AM-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.41.21-AM-768x332.png 768w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.41.21-AM.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the retrospective answers are in, Geekbot shares each teammate\u2019s responses in the appropriate Slack channel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Note<\/em><\/strong><em>: You can also view the retrospective responses in Geekbot\u2019s dashboard, filtered by date and time. Plus, you can choose to get your team\u2019s responses emailed to you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/slackretrospective.png\" data-lightbox=\"gal[3909]\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" data-src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/slackretrospective-1024x669.png\" alt=\"Retrospectives in Slack: What went well? What didn't go so well? What have you learned? \" class=\"wp-image-3907 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/669;width:695px;height:454px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/slackretrospective-1024x669.png 1024w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/slackretrospective-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/slackretrospective-768x502.png 768w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/slackretrospective.png 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/slackretrospective-1024x669.png\" alt=\"Retrospectives in Slack: What went well? What didn't go so well? What have you learned? \" class=\"wp-image-3907\" style=\"width:695px;height:454px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/slackretrospective-1024x669.png 1024w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/slackretrospective-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/slackretrospective-768x502.png 768w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/slackretrospective.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From there, team members can reply to each other (if they need to follow up or clarify something) by creating threads and conversations <em>without<\/em> disrupting other teammates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.43.30-AM.png\" data-lightbox=\"gal[3909]\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"984\" height=\"238\" data-src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.43.30-AM.png\" alt=\"Threaded responses within Slack make it so other team members don't have to be interrupted. \" class=\"wp-image-3908 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 984px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 984\/238;width:286px;height:69px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.43.30-AM.png 984w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.43.30-AM-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.43.30-AM-768x186.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 984px) 100vw, 984px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"984\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.43.30-AM.png\" alt=\"Threaded responses within Slack make it so other team members don't have to be interrupted. \" class=\"wp-image-3908\" style=\"width:286px;height:69px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.43.30-AM.png 984w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.43.30-AM-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-30-at-11.43.30-AM-768x186.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 984px) 100vw, 984px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Thought: Adding Geekbot to Your Workflow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We designed Geekbot&#8217;s Slack retrospective bot to help you easily run asynchronous and value-driven retrospectives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that same Slack integrated technology is what lets teams run asynchronous daily standups, remote well-being check-ins, Slack polls, and much more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/agile-distributed-teams\/\" target=\"_blank\">use Geekbot everyday ourselves<\/a>, and we\u2019re proud and thankful that over 100,000 customers have signed up, including teams at companies such as <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/asynchronous-standup-slack\/\" target=\"_blank\">GitHub<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/remote-wellbeing\/\" target=\"_blank\">GitLab<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/zapier.com\/blog\/asynchronous-standups-geekbot\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zapier<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/how-geekbot-improves-trusted-relationships-shopify\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shopify<\/a>, and more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note<\/strong>: <em>Are you ready to start holding retrospectives with the help of our Slack retrospective bot? 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