Thinking Environment
Purpose
Create the ten conditions for people to think for themselves
How to Use
From Thinking Environment 10 Components PDF. Apply the Ten Components simultaneously: Attention (listening with genuine interest and without interruption), Equality (turn-taking, no hierarchy of thinking time), Ease (no urgency), Appreciation (notice what is good), Encouragement (to go to the cutting edge of thinking), Feelings (allow without rushing to fix), Information (share the facts the thinker needs), Difference (celebrate rather than homogenise), Incisive Questions (challenge limiting assumptions: 'If you knew X was true, what would you think?'), Place (beautiful, human-affirming environment). Use in coaching, meetings, and team conversations.
Created by Nancy Kline
When to Use
This tool is suited to the following coaching and facilitation contexts:
| Context | Relevant |
|---|---|
| Individual Coaching | |
| Team Coaching | |
| Leadership Development | |
| Facilitation / Workshop | |
| Online / Virtual |