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Don’t Tell Me, Show Me! Helping Clients Thrive with
Experiential Learning
Jim Knickerbocker, PhD, PCC
Intrepid Growth, LLC
831-272-4546
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OBJECTIVES
Understand how experiential learning complements traditional coaching approaches
Learn some experiential activities that can enhance a coaching session
Plan incorporating experiential activities into coaching practices
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WORKSHOP FLOW
1 Introduc
e
2 Experie
nce
3 Practice
4 Reflect
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ABOUT EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
1 Introduc
e
2 Experie
nce
3 Practice
4 Reflect
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WHY EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING?
“Tell me and I'll forget.
Show me and I may not remember.
Involve me and I'll understand.”
~ attributed to both
Native American & Chinese sources
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WANTED
For resisting learning
from others
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EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING & COACHING
Use of Experiential Learning via Coaching may help clients:
1. Understand and remember at a deeper level
2. Build client’s capacity for self-observation and self-correction
3. Who prefer non-auditory learning styles (kinesthetic, visual)
4. Who are intellectually or emotionally well defended against learning from others (e.g., smart people, wounded people)
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WHAT IS AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING EXERCISE?
Framing
Delivery
Debrief
Provides context Must make choices Harvest learning & Make linkage to life
Because participants have free will, you can’t guarantee what will happen
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STOP TALKING – START DOING!
1 Introduc
e
2 Experie
nce
3 Practice
4 Reflect
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YOUR TURN!
1 Introduc
e
2 Experie
nce
3 Practice
4 Reflect
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HOW DO YOU GET TO CARNEGIE HALL?
Practice, Practice, Practice! Get into groups of 3 people Take turns rotating through these roles: Coach – Helper/Observer – Client
Follow provided instructions, take turns leading experiential activities from the coach’s perspective
Talk, Talk, Talk!
Discuss questions in small group, taking notes for large group report out: What was your experience of this activity? What are the opportunities to use experiential activities with your clients?
What are the possible barriers or challenges?
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HARVEST LEARNING & CONNECT TO LIFE
1 Introduc
e
2 Experie
nce
3 Practice
4 Reflect
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ROLL YOUR OWN
To create your own experiential activities for your clients: Identify the desired outcomes or learningRecall how you (or others) learned this experientially
Consider what people, places, situations or things might create the conditions for this experience?
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THANK YOU!
I want to hear your feedbackToday’s slides will be available on the GCA website
Want info on an Experiential Activity Kit for Coaches?