Innovation for Coaches

Imagine being teleported back to the stone age, when meat was still eaten uncooked and everyone was forced to hibernate until spring.

They did not know much about fire. They somehow managed to create some when the bushes were struck by lightning. They also learned how to preserve it by having a firewatcher protect the embers. However, the fire could go out anytime, and lightning strikes were few and far between.
So what did they do?

I believe one of the tribal members helped them in their endeavors by unconsciously taking the position of the world’s first innovation coach. When the accidental coach, who has no idea how to ignite fire but clearly has a vested interest in a successful conclusion, noticed that they were all stuck for ideas and listened intently to the conversations, he or she might have said, “What else might work?” or “Have we tried everything?”

Were these questions raised by the world’s first coach the catalyst for one of the first innovations? Who can say! What matters is that coaching is not a new concept, and for certain people, it is a natural method of approaching problems.

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