Event overview
Dr Alison Whybrow will explore how coaches and coaching psychologists can respond to the current climate and ecological crisis.
What is the case for Regenerative Coaching and coaching psychology practice ? What might regenerative coaching be?
“It’s not the science that’s the game changer, but the ability to connect at a human to human level and have a shared dialogue about the things that we value and care about” Climate scientist, Katherine Hayhoe, May 2019, LSE
It is now well known that the current environmental crisis has been developing over the last 30+ years. It is now emerging that along with environmentalists and climate scientists many in positions of power to make change were fully aware but failed to act. It has been reported by the IPCC and other climate authorities that we have a 10-year window to make the radical changes necessary to steer us away from disaster scenarios. Others assert it is too late and the work to be down is that of deep adaptation to a radically changed world. All this and more is now mainstream knowledge.
As Brick and van der Linden, point out: “Now that the physical science is clear, the fundamental problem of climate change is psychological” (2018, p32). Given this, there is a significant role for coaches and coaching psychologists to play in this unfolding crisis, in supporting the design of effective individual and organisational responses.
We have an opportunity to widen the systemic frame of our coaching interventions as we work with organisational leaders. There are those who will argue that this is not our place, however, there are others that would argue more strongly that we have a leadership role to play ourselves.
Coaches have the skills and stance to offer a place to hold a regenerative dialogue that includes our planet and its biosphere as worthwhile elements for consideration. One way of doing this is to adopt a regenerative coaching approach. We explore this approach and what this might mean for you and your practice, your clients and our profession. We will have the opportunity to understand how this already materialises in our work and how we might stretch further to deepen our impact and enhance the pace of our collective learning.
The challenges we face today demand we each reflect on our role and contribution. Many of the vital opportunities to make a real difference were squandered, we all need to now step up with courage and awareness in order to create the mandate for deep adaptation and change.
Brick, C., & van der Linden, S. (2018, September). Yawning at the apocalypse. The Psychologist, 30-35.
Alison Whybrow, PhD CPsychol AfBPS is an experienced facilitator, coach, supervisor and author. Alison's aspiration is to live wisely, impacting regeneratively on people, systems and the more than human world, boldly inviting others to step up and stand out. Her clients are those who realise their current way of operating is no longer fit for purpose if they are to achieve their future business, interpersonal and wider world impact.
learn.gold.ac.uk/.../view.php?id=15008
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 2020 | 5:00pm - 6:30pm |
Accessibility
If you are attending an event and need the College to help with any mobility requirements you may have, please contact the event organiser in advance to ensure we can accommodate your needs.
