| name | 5d-reflect |
| description | Extract learning from completed work to improve future cycles. Use when: (1) After VERIFY phase shows feature complete, (2) End of development iteration, (3) User asks for 'retrospective,' 'lessons learned,' or 'what went well/wrong,' (4) Before starting next major feature. This phase prevents repeating mistakes and compounds learning. |
| user-invocable | true |
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
## 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.
