I was recently reading from ”Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice” and it confirmed again for me that coaching is (amongst other things), about learning. It reminded me of “The Knowledge Model” which I learned many years ago, and still use often with groups and individuals to reinforce the blend of learning approaches from ‘pushing it in’ to ‘drawing it out.’ Coaching is so great at drawing out what people ‘Don’t Know that they Know’ (DKK) and getting to the ‘Know they Know’ (KK). This approach blended with the more traditional approach of moving from ‘Don’t Know that I Don’t Know’ (DKDK) to, ‘Know that I Don’t Know’ (KDK), and getting taught / told on the journey to KK is very powerful. The model is fun, people remember it and it serves as a useful distinction of what is possible through coaching and what many have been more ‘used to’ in their learning lives / experience to date.
