If you were in the process of learning something, and as the next step, you were given a choice - reflect 💭 or practice 🏃‍♀️ - what would you choose? It is common wisdom that practice makes perfect. The more practice we get, the better we become. You've probably heard it before - if you want to become a pro 🌟, put in 10,000 hours of practice. Is it that simple 🤷‍♀️ ? Can reaching expert status just be boiled down to time spent practicing? Not all would agree. About a hundred years ago, a wise man said: “We do not learn from experience…we learn from reflecting on experience.” Reflective thinking is a key driver in becoming a learning organization, which is vital for fostering innovation, creativity, adaptability, and productivity.  So in today's quest, we will search for an answer to what is reflective thinking? Why is it so important? Yet so hard? And how agile retrospectives can be one way to operationalize reflective thinking in your organization.  If you are a curious bit 🤓 🧠, come along on this week's quest to understand and untangle the concept of Reflective Thinking. This episode is done in collaboration with Yomi Labs Enjoy! Victoria Each episode´s content stands on the shoulders of giants - on what others have already figured out - scientists and researchers who spent their whole life dedicated to answering specific questions. Huge credit to all those people and their excellent work! Links:  The key takeaways (graphics) and full list of sources:  https://www.victoriavallstrom.com/episodes Full transcript of the episode: https://www.victoriavallstrom.com/transcripts  Quick guide on how to get started with retrospectives (Via YomiLabs): https://www.yomilabs.com/blog/retrospectives-getting-started Disclaimer: Keep in mind I am not a scientist in the areas I cover. I come from the other direction -  practical experience working and creating things with other people in organizations. Education-wise, I have a degree in computer science, coupled with university studies in the history of  ideas, and social psychology.