REFLECT Phase
Extract learning to evolve the development process itself.
Reflection Dimensions
Width: Domain Learning
- •What domain knowledge did we gain?
- •What domains did we neglect that caused problems?
- •What adjacent expertise would have helped?
Depth: Thinking Quality
- •Where did we get stuck in dogmatic (Level 2) thinking?
- •Where did we successfully hold contradictions (Level 3)?
- •What novel insights emerged (Level 4)?
Height: Skill Dependencies
- •What adjacent skills blocked progress?
- •What capability unlocked other capabilities?
- •What should be learned before next iteration?
Quadrants: Perspective Coverage
- •Which quadrant did we neglect?
- •Which quadrant dominated (possibly over-indexed)?
- •Where did Collective dimensions cause surprises?
Time: Pattern Recognition
- •What should we "transcend and include" next time?
- •What patterns repeated from past projects?
- •What's the trajectory—are we improving?
Identity Trap Analysis
- •Where did we stop thinking because it felt threatening?
- •What ideas did we defend rather than examine?
- •What beliefs did we inherit that we should question?
- •Where did attachment to being "right" block progress?
Reflection Questions
What Went Well
- •What decisions saved time or prevented problems?
- •What phase worked smoothly?
- •What should we repeat?
What Went Poorly
- •Where did we waste effort?
- •What surprises should have been anticipated?
- •What phase broke down?
Process Improvements
- •What should change in our workflow?
- •What new checks or steps are needed?
- •What should we stop doing?
Output Format
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## Iteration Retrospective ### Dimension Analysis **Width (domains):** - Gained: [knowledge acquired] - Missed: [domains we should have considered] **Depth (thinking levels):** - Got stuck: [where we were dogmatic] - Breakthrough: [where we synthesized well] **Height (skills):** - Blocked by: [missing capability] - Unlocked: [capability we developed] **Quadrants:** - Neglected: [which quadrant] - Over-indexed: [which quadrant] ### What Worked - [success 1] - [success 2] ### What Didn't - [failure 1]: [root cause] - [failure 2]: [root cause] ### Process Changes for Next Iteration - [change 1] - [change 2] ### Carry Forward [Key insight to remember for future work]
Exit Criteria
Reflection complete when:
- •All dimensions examined
- •At least one process improvement identified
- •Learnings documented for future reference
Return to ORIENT for next feature with accumulated wisdom.