This document outlines an agenda for a workshop on coaching a culture of thinking. The workshop will include introductions, a discussion of coaching and cultures of thinking, an explanation of a protocol for structured small group discussions, and reflections. Participants will discuss what coaching and cultures of thinking are, how coaching can help create cultures of thinking, and how cultures of thinking can help coaching. The goal is to understand how coaching and a culture of thinking can support each other.

1. Coaching a Culture of Thinking
Cultures of Thinking Conference 2019
Cameron Paterson and Chris Munro
Twitter: @cpaterso @CmunroOz

3. Agenda
• Introductions and Questions (Cameron) – 10
minutes
• Coaching (Chris) – 30 minutes
• Microlab protocol for interactions (Cameron) –
30 minutes
• Language and Interactions (Cameron) – 10
minutes
• Reflections (Cameron) – 10 minutes

4. Understanding Goals
• What is coaching?
• What is a culture of thinking?
• How can coaching help us to create a
culture of thinking?
• How can a culture of thinking help us
coach?

6. Your questions……
Why did you choose this workshop?
What do you hope to learn?

7. Spirit in which you participate

9. Chris’ slides here?

10. “Protocol”
A structure
(or a series of steps)
for guiding a conversation

11. The Question(s):
Think of the professional conversation in which you
learned the most.
 What did you learn in the course of the
conversation?
 What made it powerful?
What was the least productive professional
conversation you’ve ever had?
 What made it so difficult?

12. Microlab Protocol
Purpose:
To address a specific sequence of questions in a
structured format with small groups, using
active listening skills
What’s Examined and Discussed:
Usually a question or text.

13. Essential Qualities of a Professional
Learning Conversation
• CLARITY of purpose
• SAFETY that supports trust and risk taking
• EQUITY for all participants
• (LEVITY—because joy is important, too!)
Protocols can help with these . . . .
Tina Blythe, 2016

16. The Race
• 400-600 miles, non-stop Primal Quest
Adventure Race
• Multi-disciplinary, expert teams
• Unknown terrain, multiple routes
• Challenges: mental and physical exhaustion,
navigational errors, injury
• 75-95 teams each year
• 55% of teams do not finish
• Avg age=37, Avg exp=5.5 yrs
• $250,000 purse

17. Map of Race
Day 1-2
Day 4-5
2004 Race Overview

18. 50%
70% Conditional
Claims
Assertive
Claims
Team
Performance
HighLow
30%
How do claims of knowing vary across teams?

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22. From Popcorn to Ice-Cream

23. From Ping-Pong to Basketball

25. Return to
questions

26. Final whip reflections