Definition
A facilitated reflection held while the system is still in a warning band to examine how maintenance load, emotional labor, and unresolved incidents are accumulating. Care retrospectives combine telemetry with frontline testimony.
They redistribute responsibilities before burnout or harm escalates, triggering new maintenance windows or policy fixes when the team cannot keep absorbing risk.
APA
Ethotechnics Institute. (2026). Care retrospective. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/care-retrospective
MLA
Ethotechnics Institute. "Care retrospective." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/care-retrospective.
Chicago
Ethotechnics Institute. "Care retrospective." Ethotechnics glossary. Oct 6, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/care-retrospective.
BibTeX
@misc{glossary_care-retrospective,
title={Care retrospective},
author={Ethotechnics Institute},
year={2026},
howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/care-retrospective},
version={v1.17.1}
}
RIS
TY - WEB TI - Care retrospective AU - Ethotechnics Institute PY - 2026 UR - https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/care-retrospective ER -