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Show Notes

Coaching can take many forms and, for the most part, it will involve a conversation where the coach is focused on the coachee. However, sometimes it’s helpful for the coachee to draw their thoughts out on paper and for the focus in the coaching room to switch to what has been created. 

Focusing on the coachee’s artistic endeavours can reveal new insights and draw out aspects of a scenario that might never have surfaced in a normal coaching conversation. We’re strong advocates of using art in coaching. In this episode we discuss different ways in which we might support our coachees in getting in touch with their creative talents and expanding their thinking in the process. 

We explore some of the neurological reasons for the use of art being an effective approach in the coaching room and also invite our listeners to be curious and have a go at a simple artistic exercise.

Resources: 

Research article on creativity and neuroimaging: Julian Kutsche, Joseph J. Taylor, Michael G. Erkkinen, Haya Akkad, Sanaz Khosravani, William Drew, Anna Abraham, Derek V. M. Ott, Juliana Wall, Alexander Li Cohen, Andreas Horn, Wolf-Julian Neumann, Isaiah Kletenik, and Michael D. Fox. “Mapping Neuroimaging Findings of Creativity and Brain Disease Onto a Common Brain Circuit.” JAMA Network Open (First published: February 13, 2025) doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.59297