We built an AI facilitator for year‑end reflection.
Reflect with Facilitron launched on Product Hunt. This is the story of why I built it, how it works, and what’s next for AI‑orchestrated…
We built an AI facilitator for year‑end reflection.
Reflect with Facilitron launched on Product Hunt. This is the story of why I built it, how it works, and what’s next for AI‑orchestrated meetings.
The problem most reflection tools don’t solve
Most “year in review” apps give you prompts and a blank page. You write bullet points, feel good for 10 minutes, then never look at them again.
Real reflection needs facilitation — someone (or something) to:
- Guide you through a structured arc, not scattershot questions
- Surface patterns across your answers
- Turn insights into concrete next steps you’ll actually follow
That’s what inspired Reflect with Facilitron: https://reflectwith.facilitron.ai
How it works (the board that made it different)
Instead of a chat window, you step into a visual facilitation board with two intentional arcs:
Reflection (past year):
- Highlights
- Challenges
- Lessons Learned
- Relationships
- Energy Audit
Vision (next year):
- North Star
- Focus Areas
- Anticipated Obstacles
- Relationships
- Skills & Capabilities
Filo, our AI facilitator, guides a 30–40 minute 1:1 conversation:
- Asks targeted questions for each card
- Surfaces patterns (“3 of your highlights mention team alignment…”)
- Synthesizes into a focus plan
Why AI facilitation > AI transcription
Current meeting AI = reactive (notes, summaries after the fact).
AI facilitation = proactive (guides better thinking during the work).
Reflect with Facilitron proves this model works 1:1. Facilitron scales it to teams: strategy sessions, retros, offsites — with real‑time participation balance and collective synthesis.
Curious what you think — does structured AI facilitation resonate for your reflection / team work?