Table 1 Gibbs’ reflective cycle questions

Description

What did consumer involvement in this project look like (what happened)?

When and where did it happen? Who was present?

What was the outcome of the experience?

Why were you there?

What did you want to happen?

Feelings

What were you feeling/thinking during the consumer/researcher interactions?

What were you feeling before and after the interaction?

What do you think about the interaction now?

What do you think other people were feeling about the interaction?

What do you think other people feel about the interaction now?

Evaluation

What was good and bad about the experience?

What went well?

What didn’t go so well?

What did you and other people contribute to the situation (positively or negatively?)

Analysis

Why did things go well?

Why didn’t things go well?

Conclusions

What did you learn from this experience?

How could this have been a more positive experience for everyone involved?

What else could you or others have done?

Action plan

If you had to do the same thing again, what would you do differently?

How would you develop the skills required to do this?