What it is

Three Chairs is an interactive coaching methodology using interpersonal communication as a medium to facilitate personal and professional growth.

It is applied in workshops with small groups and in one-on-one coaching in fields such as: leadership, executive coaching, communication and emotional intelligence development.

What it does

Three Chairs develops the ability to hold opposing relationship biases together in a state of creative tension.

Being generative in nature this state supports the development of a range of emotional intelligence attributes.

 

What it Contends

1. Situations that arise in relationships can hold great potential for learning.

2. Exploring these situations from alternate perspectives creates opportunities for transformative learning: i.e. learning that is embodied, experiential and applicable to the everyday.

3. Moving from fixed singular mental modes into multiple perspectives enhances capacity in emotional intelligence attributes including problem solving, empathy, conflict resolution, reality testing and intra and inter-personal awareness.

 

The ability to hold together opposing
views is a sign of great intelligence

Umberto Maturana