ICW 2025 – Final Day Highlights: “Shaping Futures Through Coaching”
- Andrew J Calvert
- 12 minutes ago
- 2 min read
What a day. What a crowd. What a vibe.
The closing event of International Coaching Week 2024 in Singapore brought together 120+ coaches in person, and it was everything you’d hope for from a community that thrives on presence, purpose, and possibility.
We danced. We tangled ourselves into knots. We mirrored each other’s energy. Big shoutout to Avni Martin for the warmups (and a note to self: rhythm is not my strong suit) Then came the insights.
Debbie Hogan reminded us how our resourceful past can become the launchpad to a hopeful future. We paired up to share stories of pride, and then explored how those stories help us shape a version of ourselves that is strong enough, wise enough, and compassionate enough to meet the world’s rising needs.
From Viktor Frankl’s meaning-making to Becky Kennedy’s resilience work and the learning space, the message was clear: we’re here to help. And we don’t do that alone.
Jane Tuomola then invited us into table-based group supervision circles. Real challenges. Real listening. A quiet hour of shared reflection where you could feel the room deepen.
Then came the a group photo, lunch and... mischief.
Andrew Sheridan and Chuck Allen from the Co-Active Training Institute led us through “Coach Like a Bad AI. It was hilarious. It was also sharp. Generic affirmations. Problem-solving overload. Advice-giving galore. It reminded us, beautifully, what not to do.
There was a powerful social impact panel, led by Barb Noonan speaking with Bernard Chew from St Andrew's Autism Centre and Andy Lam, from Viriya Community Services. We closed the day with John Raymond’s model on the invisible variables that influence coaching outcomes, complete with a live demo.
And in between all the laughter and learning, something else happened. I got to reconnect with familiar faces; colleagues, co-conspirators, and friends I hadn’t seen in far too long. And I met new ones too. Sparked fresh conversations, shared ideas, swapped stories. The coaching community really does feel like a village, big-hearted, wise, and wonderfully weird in the best possible way. And the best part?
People stayed. Long after the event officially ended, groups of coaches lingered. They swapped cards. Shared notes. Laughed. Connected. The formal programme closed. The community opened.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭.
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