The Thinking Project/Time to Think Coach course

  • £1,970 or 4 monthly payments of £500

Time to Think Coach course

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This course, delivered online will give you everything you need to take this process into your coaching practice. It introduces the 'Spectrum of Independence', exploring how and where Time to Think can enhance your coaching practice, giving you real, tangible ways of working to take with you. 

After completing the course you’ll undertake the Practicum work, supervised by Sophie, as a Time To Think Faculty member. 

Once successfully completed, you’ll be welcomed into the Time To Think Collegiate, qualified as a Time To Think Coach and be eligible to join quarterly collegiate meetings. 

Included

Welcome - Start here

How can we best create the conditions for people to flourish?
Welcome to the Coach Course
Time to Think Coach manual
The Companion - the findings of a Thinking Environment
11 Inate Questions.pdf

To watch and read before our first live call

To start you thinking before our first call
Nancy Kline | What happens in the silence?
Nancy Kline | Coaching at Work
Nancy Kline | AICTP journal interview
Audio files of Nancy talking about Coaching

Wave, Pauses and Considerations

The Thinking Environment is based on detailed observation of what the mind seems to do when it's in a wave of thinking. 

What we teach, is not something we've created. 

More, it's an articulation of what we've discoverecd. 

Our singular purpose is to help people think for themselves. 

To generate their own waves of thinking. 

To ask and answer their own questions. 


The Considerations | A summary
The power is in the pause
Waves & Pauses | What helps us think for ouselves?

Background on the 10 Components of a Thinking Environment

What are the 10 Components?
Attention | The catalyst
Ease | What's the rush?
Being a Thinking Environment
Equality | Do we really believe in it?
Appreciation | What do we value?
Feelings | Can we let ourselves feel it all?
Information | What are we not facing?
Encouragement |Do we have the courage to be ourselves?
Difference | Can we bring our whole selves?
Incisive questions | Imagine living free from untrue & limiting assumptions
Place | Do you treat yourself like you matter?

What are we assuming?

What's the difference between an assumption and a belief?
What are assumptions?
Assumptions diagram
On paper incisive question exercise

Practicum requirements

We will talk through this on the course so you're comfortable with what is required. 
Coaching practicum
Coach practicum requirements
How will our supervision time be structured and a link to book in for your supervision calls.
Coach practicum checklist
Time to Think collegiate agreement
Post Qualification recommendations
Additional notes to explain what you need to reflect on for your practical sessions

Additional resources

Here are some resources which you might find useful after the course.
A few useful questions to think about
Clutterbuck & Meggison | Coach maturity
Thinking Inhibitors | What stops us thinking well?
Thinking Enhancers | What helps us think well?
Diversity iceberg
The positive philosophical choice
Issue Outcome Question.pdf
Innate breakthrough questions
Attention residue
Global Code of Ethics for Coaching
SPAACE to THINK slides
The Spectrum of Independence
Nancy Kline | Henley Insight Guide to coaching
Departure Questions

Fine Points // Nancy Kline

Fine Point // Nancy Kline on the Invitation Question - From Credibility to Possibility
Fine Point // Nancy Kline on the Transition Question
FIne Point // Nancy Kline - Patience
Fine Point // Nancy Kline - Common Assumptions
Nancy Kline interview with Linda Aspey // Thinking & Integration

Post qualification

How you can best maintain your practice and expertise as a Time to Think Coach.
Your professional development as a Time to Think Coach