We are a group of ICF coaches bringing Open Space Technology to the field of professional coaching — a format for deeper, co-created exploration of the ICF Core Competencies.
Open Space honors what coaching itself embodies — curiosity, presence, and the wisdom already alive within the room. It invites you to step out of passive learning and into living dialogue — to trust emergence the way we ask our clients to trust their own unfolding.
As a coach, you’ll experience what it feels like to be part of a self-organizing system fueled by inquiry rather than instruction. You’ll strengthen your ability to listen for patterns, sense what’s needed next, and move with—not against—the energy of a group or moment.
For your clients, this cultivates a more spacious and empowering way of being.
They’ll feel your increased capacity to sit in uncertainty, to honor what wants to emerge, and to co-create outcomes grounded in shared wisdom instead of pre-set agendas.
This is how transformation ripples outward: from circle to conversation, from presence to practice.
Open Space is not your typical conference — and that’s the beauty of it. There are no PowerPoints. No panels. No rigid schedules.
Instead, we gather in a shared circle to co-create the experience together. Anyone can propose a topic.
Everyone is invited to contribute. What unfolds is guided by passion, purpose, and presence.
This format has long been beloved in the Agile world — and now, for the first time, we’re bringing it to the ICF coaching community.
It’s a natural match: both are rooted in curiosity, deep listening, and emergent learning.
Open Space works because it trusts the intelligence of the group. It honors that the right people will show up, the right topics will arise, and the wisdom of the circle will carry us exactly where we need to go.
Come curious. Leave changed.
This retreat has been accredited for up to 15 ICF Continuing Coach Education (CCE) hours. The number of CCEs granted are based on validated participation hours.
This retreat is an invitation to slow down and come home to your presence as a coach.
Rooted in the spaciousness of Open Space, we gather not to be trained—but to explore. To remember that the ICF Core Competencies are more than a framework;
they are a living, breathing practice that comes alive through relationship.
Here, doing gives way to being. Knowing gives way to noticing. And presence becomes the quiet catalyst for transformation.
As coaches, we hold space for others to awaken. But sustaining that depth of presence requires our own renewal.
This retreat offers what most professional spaces don’t: time to reconnect with your inner stillness, your community, and your calling.
You’ll experience what happens when the Core Competencies are not studied—but embodied.You’ll feel your curiosity expand, your nervous system settle, and your intuition sharpen.
This retreat rekindles the artistry beneath your skillset—reminding you that mastery isn’t about control, but about surrendering to the flow of dialogue and discovery.
Your renewed clarity, calm, and compassion will ripple outward. They’ll feel your steadier presence, your deeper trust, and your heightened ability to walk with—not ahead of—them.
This is where professional development meets soulful restoration.
This isn’t a training. It isn’t a conference. It’s an un-conference for the coaching soul— a space to tend what’s already alive within you through conversation, curiosity, and collective wisdom.
You don’t need to prepare. You only need to arrive—with presence.
Come curious. Leave changed.



Karen is the Founder/Coach at Monarch Coaching & Training, where we focus on transforming YOU. Karen brings years of organizing experience, as well as deep facilitation, coaching, and training experience. She is a Certified Open Space Facilitator, so this event is sure to be enlightening as Open Space is new to the ICF Coaching Community. Scroll down to see some photos from her last facilitation.

Cherie is the Founder and Coach at Tandem Coaching. She brings extensive training, coaching, and facilitation experience. Cherie's passion is partnering with managers and leaders to develop more strategic, innovative and effective organizations. Together, we identify and improve the people, process, culture and leadership challenges preventing their success.

Samantha is the Founder and Coach at Set you up for Success. She is an accomplished Agile Coach with over a decade of experience in fostering Agile transformations and coaching teams across diverse industries. Her journey in Agile coaching is marked by a deep commitment to continuous improvement, team empowerment, and fostering collaborative environments that drive success.
Oluf Nissen, Agile Coach & Open Space Attendee

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