The experience is one third. The debrief decides whether anyone changes.

The Debriefing Cube

#TheDebriefingCube is a set of about 150 debriefing questions in six perspectives. You pick the cards that fit your group and your time, and the conversation does the rest. It is free to download in six languages (English, German, Spanish, French, Dutch, Russian) under a CC BY license, and you can order the printed set.

Co-created by Julian Kea and Chris Caswell.

Research and publications
  • Publication: Kea, J., and I. D. Karaatanasova. “The Debriefing Cube”. In Games for Higher Education: 100+ Games for Academic Training, ZMS Publication Series vol. 17. Institute for Management and Organization, 2026. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15926045 (CC BY 4.0)
  • Podcast: episode #35, Chris Caswell and Julian Kea, interviewed by Rob Alvarez.
  • Free web apps: The Debriefing App (thedebriefing.app), built on the six perspectives, made available by Professional Play.

Tired of bad debriefing materials? So are we!

Download our print-at-home files for free – available under CC BY 4.0

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"Really excellent work from Chris and Julian."
#TheDebriefingCube User, June 2018
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"This is raising the bar very high in terms of quality of a debrief."
#TheDebriefingCube Nutzer, September 2018
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"Really powerful!!"
#TheDebriefingCube user, June 2019
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The history of #TheDebriefingCube

July 2017

First idea

Chris and Julian discuss at #play14 Timișoara on the Nokia Campus.

March 2018

First prototype

Chris and Julian present the first prototype at #play14 Luxembourg.

June 2018

First dice

The first dice are being produced.

April 2019

Paper box

#TheDebriefingCube gets its first box.

May 2019

The sticker

Our official sticker is released.

June 2019

The wooden box

The card set gets a new handmade wooden box. It is made at the Zentrum AktionsRaum of VIA Perspektiven gemeinnützige GmbH in Berlin.
July 2019

Wall Skills

Corinna Baldauf (Retromat, 24 Work Hacks, Wall-Skills) publishes the Wall-Skill for #TheDebriefingCube.
Go to Wall Skill
October 2019

Retromat

#TheDebriefingCube has been added to the Retromat activity collection by Corinna Baldauf (24 Work Hacks, Wall-Skills). It is now #138.
Go to Retromat
February 2020

#TheDebriefingCube Dutch CC-BY

Version 2.6 of #TheDebriefingCube is released in Dutch.
Zur Niederländischen Ver. 2.6
June 2020

#TheDebriefingCube Russian CC-BY

The version 2.6 of #TheDebriefingCube in Russian is released.
Zur russischen Version 2.6
August 2020

#TheDebriefingCube English CC-BY

Version 2.6 of #TheDebriefingCube is released in English.
Zur englischen Version 2.6
August 2020

#TheDebriefingCube German CC-BY

Version 2.6 of #TheDebriefingCube in German is released.
Zur deutschen Version 2.6
September 2020

#TheDebriefingCube French CC-BY

Version 2.6 of #TheDebriefingCube in French is released.
Zur französischen Version 2.6
January 2021

Professor Game Interview

Julian & Chris are interviewed by Professor Game (aka Rob Alvarez Bucholska).

Listen to the interview
May 2021

#TheDebriefingCube Spanish CC-BY

 

Version 2.6 of #TheDebriefingCube in Spanish is released.
Zur Spanischen Version 2.6
June 2022

#TheDebriefingCube appears in a book

#TheDebriefingCube is described in the book *Das große Handbuch Digitale Transformation* by Sabina Lammert.
Zum Buch
May 2023

Debriefing Cube Online

Corinna Baldauf (Retromat, 24 Work Hacks, Wall-Skills) publishes the Debriefing Cube online.
Visit The Debriefing Cube Online
July 2023

The Debriefing App

Wiro Kuipers, Edwin de Vos, Emiel Van Kalken, and Jaap den Dulk of Professional Play from Amersfoort publish The Debriefing App.
Visit The Debriefing App
September 2023

#TheDebriefingCube appears in Julian's book

Julian and Anne devote Chapter 5 of *Agile Games Facilitation* to debriefing. All of the #TheDebriefingCube questions are included in the book.
Visit the official book page
August 2024

Serious Play Conference

Julian presents #TheDebriefingCube at the
Serious Play Conference in Toronto.
Zur Serious Play Conference

Tell me about the moments you are debriefing.

CALL +49 30 20237260

Write to frage@kiLearning.net or call +49 30 20237260. Tell me where you need to debrief, and I will tell you whether and how I can help.