Reflection-on-action

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Noun

1
The skill of thinking critically post-conflict, rather than during it. uncountable

Antonyms

reflection-in-action

Etymology

From reflection + on + action. Coined by Donald Schön in 1983 in his book The Reflective Practitioner.

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