The 32nd session of "Coaching Meets AI" focused on online constellation work and its application in coaching. The Inner Team concept by Schulz von Thun was specifically used to analyze inner conflicts.
Key Discussion Topics:
1. Coaching Progress and Goal Setting:
• One participant, Dorot, reflected on her previous coaching experiences, particularly in the context of leadership coaching with horses.
• She was planning a larger coaching event with multiple coaches and horses and aimed to optimize her methods.
2. Analysis of an Inner Conflict:
• Using constellation work, three personality aspects were represented:
o Team Leader: The guiding instance of the inner team.
o Supporter (Horse): Advocates for allowing sufficient time for reflection in the coaching approach.
o Concerned Voice (Dog): Warns about time constraints and the risk of not fully conveying leadership knowledge.
• The discussion highlighted an internal tension between wanting to provide participants with enough reflection time and the fear of not covering all content.
3. Technical Challenges with AI:
• An attempt was made to conduct an interview with ChatGPT to analyze the inner dialogue, but the system did not respond as expected.
• As an alternative, the conversation was manually transcribed and then condensed collaboratively.
4. Results of the AI-Supported Analysis:
• The AI identified a vicious cycle: The inner conflict between “efficiency and control” (Concerned Voice) and “reflection and relaxation” (Supporter) destabilized the coaching process.
• This impacted the participants’ perception: They sensed the coach's uncertainty between control and freedom.
• It was suspected that coachees were unsure whether they should freely explore or strictly follow a structured approach.
5. Discussion and Next Steps:
• Participants reflected on the method of constellation work and its usefulness in AI-supported coaching.
• Critical questions were raised, such as how much self-reflection is necessary before an AI analysis anticipates too much.
• As the next step, a solution-finding process was announced, in which an imagination exercise would be used to generate solutions with AI.
Conclusion:
The session demonstrated both the potential and challenges of AI-supported constellation work. The analysis of the Inner Team revealed key tensions in the coaching process. Technical difficulties prevented a smooth integration of ChatGPT, which was seen as a learning point for future sessions.