This think piece was triggered by a flash of insight following a comment of fellow panelist made during our sessions entitled "New Frontiers in Coaching Education and Credentialing," as part of New York University 2025 Coaching and Technology Summit, July 7th & 8th. Specifically, when Rebecca Rutschmann noted the need for coaching education and credentialing embrace both digital and AI literacies.

Emotion, Cognition, Action, and the Mindset that Leads in the Age of AI At its core, leadership is about energy: how to focus it, direct...

This article explores the journey of designing an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven coaching platform, and how it was developed, not as a product but to clarify AI Coaching design principles for human development.

The first theory that pops into our minds when thinking about AI is Transformative Learning. Developed by Jack Mezirow in the 1970s, his ideas are shedding light on transformative dimensions of adult learning. Caused by a disorienting dilemma – a powerful experience that challenges your assumptions about how the world works –  transformative learning has the potential to fundamentally and dramatically change your life and what it feels like “being you,” with no way back.

Foreword by Dr. Etienne van der Walt, MD, Neurologist. Neurozone CEO & Founder  The future of leadership will not be built on logic alone. It will be shaped by awareness, of self, of system, and of the emotional patterns that govern how we engage with change.  Artificial intelligence does not just accelerate our outputs, it interacts with our predictive minds, triggering emotional responses that often go unnoticed but deeply influence our decisions.