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Agile Coaching vs Professional Coaching — What’s the Difference?
This question, the difference between Agile and Professional coaching, has been rattling around in my brain since I first heard about Agile coaching. A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to hear first-hand from Agile coaches their experience of coaching Agile.
In this reflective article, [color=inherit][url=https://leanchange.org/person/ro-gorell]Ro Gorell[/url][/color] revisits a transformative experience from Perth’s first Agile Coach Camp in 2018 to explore the nuanced differences between Agile Coaching and Professional Coaching. Using the Seven-Eyed Coaching Supervision Model as a lens, Ro dives into the dynamics of co-creation, facilitation style, and the broader system that influences the coaching relationship. Through personal anecdotes and a deep dive into Open Space Technology, Ro captures how Agile coaching often transcends specific frameworks to become a human-centered, emergent practice.
The article emphasizes that while Agile coaching shares many tools with professional coaching, its context and application differ significantly. It’s less about rigid methods and more about cultivating the space for purposeful dialogue, reflection, and collective problem-solving. Ro’s experience challenges coaches to rethink their role — not just as facilitators of Agile, but as guid
[ml][ol][li indent=0 align=left][b]Agile coaching is not separate from professional coaching — it’s a contextual specialization[/b] that shares many tools and models but is deeply shaped by the organizational environment.[/li][li indent=0 align=left][b]Open Space Technology[/b] and light-touch facilitation allow for emergent conversations that mirror the coaching process itself — often revealing deeper systemic challenges.[/li][li indent=0 align=left][b]The real coaching happens beyond the frameworks[/b] — in the ability to co-create safe, accountable spaces that reflect the wider organizational and human context.[/li][/ol][/ml]
Curious how Open Space, Blade Runner references, and the Cynefin framework all come together in one coaching session? 🧠 Whether you’re a professional coach, Agile practitioner, or just change-curious, this story offers a fresh lens on how to lead change through presence, humility, and co-creation.
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