There is an emerging confusion in scientific
literature between reflexivity and self-reflectivity. Self-reflectivity is a self-awareness of
oneself own conduct to self-regulate feelings, thinking and action to reproduce
acceptable social norms such as professional and socially best practices as
citizens. Rather, reflexivity emerging
literature refers to a metaconscious critical intellectual process and
experiential transforming feelings, thinking and action to create new
knowledge, innovate new actions and even improve resilience capability. This
research argues that knowing how to do reflexivity will it as a transformative
force enabling human development. The
research question is: How to apply Reflexibility for Knowledge
Development, Innovation and Resilience and what are the benefits? To answer this question a 17 year-long
(2005-2022) experimental phenomenological action research was conducted. Findings reveal how reflexivity can be
applied to one’s life experience, but also to knowledge, beliefs and values
reaching ideological and social norms critical awareness enabling knowledge
development and innovating new actions as an ability to practice resilience.
The discussion addresses the long-term benefits of practicing reflexivity
applied on knowledge and innovation building empowerment and resilience
capability.
