TY  - JOUR
TI  - What coaches can learn from the history of jazz-based improvisation: A conceptual analysis
AU  - Read, M.
AU  - Vancouver Island University
AB  -   From early jazz to current sub-styles, the key component, improvisation, is thought to also be important to the coaching process. Improvisation in jazz can be conceptually linked to the dynamic, interactional relationships such as those found in coaching. Using jazz history, this conceptual paper investigates how jazz improvisation may inform coaches and coachees in individual, group, or organizational coaching programs. Several propositions are provided through the relationships between  the number of coachees, decision-making speed, group size, level of pre-arrangement, and improvisation.  Utilizing the information provided in this paper may prove fruitful for coaches seeking coachee performance through spontaneous creativity. 
IS  - 2
JO  - International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring  
PY  - 2014
KW  - Coaching
KW  - creativity
KW  - improvisation
KW  - jazz
KW  - history
VL  - 12
LA  - English
ER  -