FOUNDATIONS OF
EMERGENCE IN TEAM COACHING
GROUNDING YOUR PRACTICE IN
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT
WHY JOIN THIS PROGRAMME
Emergent team coaching is not less structured. It is more powerful.
Research shows that transformation happens when coaches attend to what is truly present in the team, rather than imposing pre-set models or diagnostics.Yet often, team coaches find themselves asked to defend their emergent approach to client sponsors who want “proven methodologies” and measurable outcomes.
That’s why we are delighted to bring you this immersive programme, grounded in doctoral research and designed to help you bring the evidence base behind emergence into your practice.
IN A NUTSHELL
Investment: From £697+VAT
When: October 2026 cohort
Participants: 8 - 16
Format: 4 live online modules, 2.5 hours each
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Programme host and co-designer Dr Sebastian Fox recently published his thesis titled “How Teams Find Their Coaching to Be Productive”. His work evidences the effectiveness of an emergent approach for teams. The content of this programme draws heavily on the outcomes of his research.
Upon completion of the programme, you will build your confidence in an emergent approach to team coaching through understanding the conditions necessary for emergence, recognising your own positionality, and having the language to speak with authority to demonstrate how an emergent approach can benefit teams and organisations.
IS THIS PROGRAMME RIGHT FOR YOU?
This programme is designed for Team Coaches, OD, L&D and HR professionals who have experience of working with teams and want to strengthen both their practice and their professional credibility through rigorous research foundations.
Perfect for team coaches and professionals who work or are seeking to work regularly with teams and:
Who wish to deepen their theoretical foundation and self inquiry skills.
Who want to explain to sponsors and clients why emergent approaches deliver impact.
Who are seeking to complement their experiential delivery with robust research.
Who need the language and authority to speak persuasively about emergence in complex systems.
Who are prepared to do the work in challenging their assumptions and beliefs around systems, teams and team coaching.
PROGRAMME DETAILS
Format: 4 live online modules, 2.5 hours each
When: October 2026 cohort
Dates and times: Wednesdays. 21s October, 28th October, 4th November, 11th November 1530 - 1800 UK time
Group size: 8 - 16
Investment: from £697+VAT
WHAT YOU’LL GAIN
By completing this programme, you’ll have:
Insights from doctoral research showing that emergent practice generates the greatest impact in team coaching.
A clear, research-based framework to articulate the benefits of working with what arises in the moment.
Language and authority to speak persuasively to clients and sponsors about the value of emergence.
Deeper understanding of the conditions that allow emergence to flourish in teams.
Critical reflexivity framework for enhancing personal vertical development, enabling greater awareness of self and system and practice.
Client conversation confidence with research-backed talking points for sponsors who question "unstructured" approaches.
MEET YOUR PROGRAMME LEADERS
This programme is co-designed and delivered by two exceptional practitioners who bring both rigorous research and deep practical experience:
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Dr Sebastian Fox is a practising team coach and researcher. His thesis, “How Teams Find Their Coaching to Be Productive,” demonstrates how emergent team coaching generates the greatest impact for teams. It provides the first rigorous academic evidence for what experienced coaches have long known intuitively but not always been able to clearly explain to clients.
As Head of Research at Team Coaching Studio, a TCS Diploma alumnus and Lead for the EMCC’s Team Coaching Special Interest Group, Seb bridges the gap between academic rigour and practical application. With 40 years of business experience across corporates and running his own business, he brings both credibility and real-world understanding to this programme.
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Emily Jones is a member of the TCS Faculty and a practising team coach. She brings warmth and practical wisdom to the research foundations. Emily has worked with over 100 teams across a variety of sectors and loves the messiness and complexity of the work. She particularly enjoys the challenge of working with conflict in teams. As founder of Turnstone Coaching and an ICF PCC-credentialed coach, Emily excels at translating complex concepts into practical application.
This unique partnership combines cutting-edge research with proven practical expertise, ensuring participants leave the training with both the evidence and the skills to talk with confidence about emergence and the understanding of what they bring to their work with teams.
WHY EVIDENCE MATTERS NOW
The team coaching field is maturing rapidly. Procurement teams want proof. Sponsors demand measurable outcomes. Organisations are increasingly sophisticated about intervention choices.
And what about you as coach? Team coaching takes a lot of personal resources. Understanding your own positionality, assumptions and beliefs leads to greater self awareness and a more sensitive and transformative practice in the moment.
Surface-level diagnostic tools are often inadequate for complex team dynamics
Transformation happens through emergence, not predetermined frameworks
The most impactful team coaches are those who can bridge intuitive practice with meeting the team where they are at
This programme positions you at the forefront of that evolution.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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We recommend that delegates set aside 2 hours per week between sessions.
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Absolutely. So long as you are working with teams, this is for you.
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The research was a qualitative study which focused on the views and perceptions of team members and team coaches on what they found most helpful from coaching.
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This programme isn’t an ‘instead of’. It’s an ‘as well as’. Whatever methodologies you’ve been taught or favour in your practice, this programme is designed to complement your existing practice.
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This programme is not a place to practice coaching a team, this is vertical development for you as a coach. It is about what you bring to and how you interact with a system. If you are interested in practice alongside this, please enquire about our community based Practice in the Arena sessions.
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Full attendance at all sessions is expected as is arriving on time and distraction free. In exceptional circumstances you can miss up to one session. If you need to miss a session, please notify your hosts in advance. If you do miss a session, you will be asked to watch the recording and submit a short written piece outlining your understanding.
Our cancellation policy is here. We expect this to be a popular programme so please only commit if you are sure you can attend. -
For this programme, we ask you secure your spot with an in full lump sum payment.
A NEW FOUNDATION FOR YOUR PRACTICE
Team coaching is moving beyond specific models or approaches towards more sophisticated evidence based approaches that recognise the value of working in the moment.
Join the cohort that’s pioneering this evolution.