Coaching Commons

There is a wonderful new website in the coaching community called Coaching Commons. This is a non-profit site which has been organized and funded by The Harnish Family Foundation. They describe the site as “a non-partisan ‘big tent’ under which coaches can freely create the future together in a non-commercial setting on the world wide web.” This is an incredibly exciting project to me – just listen to this tag line “where radical possibilities are explored and pursued.”

My explorations of this site show that is much more than just another coaching discussion list. There are some vibrant and interesting articles there. There are places for discussion. There are calendars of events and sections for coaching news. There is a marketplace where the conversation is about creating a joint coaching product with many contributors. There is a section devoted to visual images of coaches and coaching.

Go check out the Coaching Commons. I have met one of the creators of the concept, Andrea Lee, and she is one of the truly innovative people in the world of coaching. I expect there will be some proactive information, important projects and true innovation that comes from this group. Join me on their mailing list and let’s see what unfolds!