Hampton R5D and Orbit guided recall

Ask someone "who matters?" and the answer is often shaped by the first name that comes to mind, the most recent problem, or the relationship role that feels easiest to name.

Hampton called this a measurement problem in support-network research. For Orbit, it is also a product problem: a broad prompt can make the user remember the obvious people while missing quieter forms of support.

The R5D method uses five restricted prompts, each focused on a different life domain, and asks for one name per domain. The point is not to collect more names. The point is to reset attention so different parts of the support network can appear.

That is the research spine behind Orbit guided recall: smaller prompts across practical help, emotional support, health, family and loved ones, future direction, community, and everyday delight.

Conversation Cards are a consumer translation of R5D-style multi-domain recall. A card asks one smaller question, lets the user choose who came to mind, and can turn that recall into a Moment, a plan, a task, or no action at all.

The product claim is intentionally narrow. Orbit is not measuring a person scientifically. It is using a validated research lesson to design better prompts for private memory and follow-through.

Orbit should not score support diversity, diagnose isolation, or imply that a person has failed if one domain feels empty.

A good pass ends with useful recognition: someone to thank, someone to ask, someone to let rest, or a gap that might deserve care outside the app.