ABSTRACT

Being a reflective practitioner means cultivating the many ways we can learn through experience. This can be expressed in simple terms as thinking about what you did and what happened as a result of your actions and then deciding what to do differently next time, a process that is essential to being effective when faced with new cases and situations. Reflective practice simultaneously increases self-awareness, a key element of emotional intelligence and develops a better understanding of others. In this final chapter, we look at what we can learn from the reflective practice of practitioners in professional and creative contexts, in collaboration with others, in digitally amplified practice and through research.