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retrovision

Synonym for hindsight 20/20

Looking back at decisions made in the past with the benefit of a more experienced perspective.

Retrovision is most often experienced in the wake of a “YOLO” decision.
“In retrovision I don’t know why I thought it was a good idea to eat split pea soup the day before my surgery. It gives me horrible gas.”
retrovision by Jake the Sun God February 8, 2019
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Retrovation 

Retro-innovation. Innovation that happens when people resist change or when they go back to a state before the change was brought in. Remember, standard definitions of innovation is built around change and consider resistance to change anti-innovative.
People are increasingly going back to the good old days. Retrovation is evident in many new products that we use. Organic, fertilizer free farming is popular again. At the very least, we apply retro-filters on our digital images when we cannot get back to the real bygones. Retrovert has actually become a personality type, just like introvert and extrovert.
Retrovation by BabuGeorge April 30, 2015
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Retrovation 

A renovation to make a space look like an older period.
Picking up some rotary phones for my retrovation
Retrovation by MindGrapes October 28, 2014
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