REINVENT YOUR FUTURE

Session Description 

Appreciative Coaching is a powerful approach to facilitating transformation among individuals, teams, and organizations where coaches draw upon what's present, what's worked in the past, and how they can build on other people's wisdom.

TODAY'S TAKEAWAYS
  • Understand the uniqueness of AIC
  • Understand and demonstrate AIC principles
  • Understand and practice 4-D practices

Session Overview

Learning Activities

Review questions from previous sessions
Introduce AIC using via handouts
Discuss opportunities to apply AIC
Demonstrate IAC in coaching conversations
Highlight prep for Practice Labs

Learning Concepts & Practices

Words create worlds - language shapes reality
Focusing on strengths rewrites one's stories
Asking questions sparks transformation
Hope fuels creativity and resilience
Help people carry forward what's life-giving

Demonstrations & Assignments

Coaching Demonstration: Focus (AIC principles)
Practice being a coach, client & observer
Observe AIC in action
Gather feedback from coach, client & observer
Highlight session links, resources & assignments

SESSION 107 | TRAINING DOCS & SLIDES

KEY POINTS

1 | AIC is another way to stretch perspectives
2 | AIC fosters hopeful conversations
3 | AIC helps clients translate past successes

QUESTIONS

1 | When do clients need new perspectives? 
2 | What prevents clients from seeing assets?
3 | When would you use AIC with a client?

KEY POINTS

1 | Review them as part of preparation
2 | No need to use all at the same time
3 | Pay attention to a client's language

QUESTIONS

1 | Which principles do you currently use?
2 | Which principle lacks clarity for you?

KEY POINTS

1 | There's a logical, sequential flow
2 | Helpful for clarifying opportunity/challenge
3 | Broaden the dreaming network
4 | Design & deliver derail best intentions

APPLICATION

1 | Are you solving the right problems?
2 | Are you inviting people to dream?
3 | Where else could verbalizing be used?

DIRECTIONS

1 | Note WHEN principles questions show up
2 | List which D questions were raised

OBSERVATIONS

1 | Share a key learning or insight
2 | Name a skill/technique to model
3 | Ask a question

NEXT STEPS

1 | Complete the feedback/assignment form
2 | Review pre-work for next session
3 | Decide where you'll keep our class notes

SESSION 107 | Student Feedback & Assignments 

ASSIGNMENT 1 | List which AIC principle do you find most helpful as a coach, and why

ASSIGNMENT 2 | Describe how you'd use the 4-D process with a potential client

PRE-WORK | Make a list of coaching expectations you'd review with a client

PRE-WORK | Consider how you'd co-create a coaching relationship with a client

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