# Reflection >[!External Links]- >- [PPT](x-devonthink-item://0BB3F9C6-C570-4E18-A29F-14860A780FCF) >- [General Introduction Video](https://youtu.be/ecebsKaKI4A) >- [Principles led and outcomes driven critical reflection](https://youtu.be/V6wk2Qjdgh8) >- [Evidence based Critical Reflection](https://youtu.be/InCRm0gC2Ec) > It is not sufficient simply to have an experience in order to learn. Without reflecting upon this experience it may quickly be forgotten, or its learning potential lost. It is from the feelings and thoughts emerging from this reflection that generalisations or concepts can be generated. And it is generalisations that allow new situations to be tackled effectively.’ - Gibbs ## Theories - [[Post acquisition learning]] - [[Single loop and double loop learning -Argyris and Schon]] - [[Johari Window]] - [[Gibbs' Reflective Cycle]] - [[Kolb's Reflective Model]] Look at the [[Reflection Template]] ## Issues with Critical Reflection - Finding time to reflect - Fear of surfacing unmanageable complexity - Paralysis through analysis - How to give constructive and loyal criticism of the organisation and its actions? A particular problem in the UK? - [[Spaced repetition]] needs to be a part of any learning, but particularly self-development. - Leadership problems are not linear and simple. We live in complex times with "[[Wicked Problems]]" and intangible issues. Analysing one problem will discount the implications of another issue. Often leaders use one 'hedge' to minimise multiple risks- the alteration of one hedge has implications for multiple facets of the organisation. Without reflecting into a comprehensive and interconnected system it will not be possible to The complexity of reflection, and understanding implications for whole organisation requires advanced note-taking and contextualisation techniques such as Zettlekasten, as well as the continual embedding of that learning and reflecting on past learnings. It is therefore not simply a cycle but a perpetual activity, with multiple interconnected cycles being operated simultaneously. This links to [[Blogging is essential to the development of a second brain|blogging]]. Doctorow, C (2021) called this process "nucleation in a supersaturated solution". Problems cannot be seen in isolation. ## Examples of developed reflective practice - [[Reflective Portfolio]] - [[Reflection - WRSX Team Work]] - [[312.03 - Reflection - the Stakeholder Analysis]] - [[BILP Reflective Report v1]] ## Quotes - [["Everything’s got a moral, if only you can find it"]] - [[If the blind shall lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch]] - [[I am the master of my fate]] See also - [[Coaching]]