From 'Finding Answers' to 'Asking Questions' - Launch of Japan's First Podcast Incorporating the Perspective of 'Third Generation Coaching' from Northern Europe
CAM Japan, an ICF-accredited coaching school operated by co-ne Inc., launched Japan's first podcast focusing on 'Third Generation Coaching,' an approach from Northern Europe that emphasizes dialogue and finding meaning rather than just goal achievement.
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CAM Japan, an ICF (International Coaching Federation) accredited practical online coaching school operated by co-ne Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Motoki Asai), has started broadcasting the podcast program "Radio of 'Questions' in an Era with No Right Answers" on April 10, 2026. The program explores attitudes for living in uncertain times using the approach of the new Nordic trend, "Third Generation Coaching."
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Moving beyond the limits of conventional goal-achievement and problem-solving coaching (first and second generations), we are delivering the perspective of "Third Generation Coaching"—which finds meaning through dialogue with others—as an authentic audio content series for the first time in Japan (*).
To commemorate the start of the program, we conducted an exclusive interview with Dr. Reinhard Stelter, Professor Emeritus at the University of Copenhagen and global advocate of Third Generation Coaching. His comments are included in this release, and the full interview article will be published at a later date.
*As of April 2026, based on our own research. As a podcast program primarily themed on Third Generation Coaching operated by an ICF-accredited school in Japan.
Social Background: Why is "Third Generation Coaching" needed now?
In today's world where there are no single correct answers, goal-achievement and problem-solving coaching (first and second generations) aimed at "efficiently moving from point A to point B" are becoming less effective in functioning adequately for complex issues.
What is required of leaders and organizations today is the ability to not rush for answers, but to continue facing the questions and finding new meaning from them.
Third Generation Coaching is an approach born out of this historical context.
Rather than rushing merely to achieve goals, it emphasizes nurturing new understandings and ways of being through co-creative dialogue with others, while paying attention to values, identity, and meaning-making.
Professor Emeritus Reinhard Stelter advocates the importance of intentionally pausing to face one's own way of being and values in today's increasingly complex and rapidly changing society.
Furthermore, this exploration is not completed alone, but is meant to be deepened through dialogue with others within a relationship where psychological safety is maintained.
Based on the "Third Generation Coaching" approach advocated by Professor Stelter of the University of Copenhagen, this program aims to be a place to explore together with listeners the way of being in the coming era.
Comments from the Advocate: Dr. Reinhard Stelter, Professor Emeritus at the University of Copenhagen
■ Comments from Professor Emeritus Reinhard Stelter
To my coaching colleagues in Japan,
I am highly honored and delighted that you are incorporating the approach of Third Generation Coaching, which I advocate, into your practice and thinking. I believe that Third Generation Coaching helps people connect through dialogue, nurture communities, and collaborate. I sincerely hope that your future activities will be even more fruitful.
■ Profile of Professor Emeritus Reinhard Stelter
Professor Emeritus of Sport and Coaching Psychology at the University of Copenhagen (NEXS), Denmark, and former head of the Coaching Psychology Unit at the university. He also serves as a Visiting Professor at the Copenhagen Business School and as a lecturer and coach at the Copenhagen Coaching Center.
He holds a PhD in Psychology, is an Honorary Vice President, Accredited Member, and Associate Fellow of the International Society for Coaching Psychology (ISCP), and a Founding Fellow of the Institute of Coaching at Harvard Medical School.
His books include "A Guide to Third Generation Coaching: Narrative-Collaborative Theory and Practice" and "The Art of Dialogue in Coaching." "The Art of Dialogue in Coaching" received the "2019 Coaching Book of the Year" award at Henley Business School.
Podcast Program Overview: "Radio of 'Questions' in an Era with No Right Answers ~The Perspective of Third Generation Coaching~ Channel"
We turn the vague anxieties and discomforts of daily life and business into "questions" and delve deeply into them from the perspective of the Third Generation Coaching approach and communication.
Start of Broadcast: Friday, April 10, 2026 (Updated weekly)
Distribution Media: stand.fm / Spotify / Apple Podcast
Listen to the radio
■ CAM Japan's Vision
CAM Japan aims to provide those studying coaching with not only the acquisition of ICF certification, but also the skills to become coaches capable of adapting to an era of high uncertainty.
Listen to the radio
Moving beyond the limits of conventional goal-achievement and problem-solving coaching (first and second generations), we are delivering the perspective of "Third Generation Coaching"—which finds meaning through dialogue with others—as an authentic audio content series for the first time in Japan (*).
To commemorate the start of the program, we conducted an exclusive interview with Dr. Reinhard Stelter, Professor Emeritus at the University of Copenhagen and global advocate of Third Generation Coaching. His comments are included in this release, and the full interview article will be published at a later date.
*As of April 2026, based on our own research. As a podcast program primarily themed on Third Generation Coaching operated by an ICF-accredited school in Japan.
Social Background: Why is "Third Generation Coaching" needed now?
In today's world where there are no single correct answers, goal-achievement and problem-solving coaching (first and second generations) aimed at "efficiently moving from point A to point B" are becoming less effective in functioning adequately for complex issues.
What is required of leaders and organizations today is the ability to not rush for answers, but to continue facing the questions and finding new meaning from them.
Third Generation Coaching is an approach born out of this historical context.
Rather than rushing merely to achieve goals, it emphasizes nurturing new understandings and ways of being through co-creative dialogue with others, while paying attention to values, identity, and meaning-making.
Professor Emeritus Reinhard Stelter advocates the importance of intentionally pausing to face one's own way of being and values in today's increasingly complex and rapidly changing society.
Furthermore, this exploration is not completed alone, but is meant to be deepened through dialogue with others within a relationship where psychological safety is maintained.
Based on the "Third Generation Coaching" approach advocated by Professor Stelter of the University of Copenhagen, this program aims to be a place to explore together with listeners the way of being in the coming era.
Comments from the Advocate: Dr. Reinhard Stelter, Professor Emeritus at the University of Copenhagen
■ Comments from Professor Emeritus Reinhard Stelter
To my coaching colleagues in Japan,
I am highly honored and delighted that you are incorporating the approach of Third Generation Coaching, which I advocate, into your practice and thinking. I believe that Third Generation Coaching helps people connect through dialogue, nurture communities, and collaborate. I sincerely hope that your future activities will be even more fruitful.
■ Profile of Professor Emeritus Reinhard Stelter
Professor Emeritus of Sport and Coaching Psychology at the University of Copenhagen (NEXS), Denmark, and former head of the Coaching Psychology Unit at the university. He also serves as a Visiting Professor at the Copenhagen Business School and as a lecturer and coach at the Copenhagen Coaching Center.
He holds a PhD in Psychology, is an Honorary Vice President, Accredited Member, and Associate Fellow of the International Society for Coaching Psychology (ISCP), and a Founding Fellow of the Institute of Coaching at Harvard Medical School.
His books include "A Guide to Third Generation Coaching: Narrative-Collaborative Theory and Practice" and "The Art of Dialogue in Coaching." "The Art of Dialogue in Coaching" received the "2019 Coaching Book of the Year" award at Henley Business School.
Podcast Program Overview: "Radio of 'Questions' in an Era with No Right Answers ~The Perspective of Third Generation Coaching~ Channel"
We turn the vague anxieties and discomforts of daily life and business into "questions" and delve deeply into them from the perspective of the Third Generation Coaching approach and communication.
Start of Broadcast: Friday, April 10, 2026 (Updated weekly)
Distribution Media: stand.fm / Spotify / Apple Podcast
Listen to the radio
■ CAM Japan's Vision
CAM Japan aims to provide those studying coaching with not only the acquisition of ICF certification, but also the skills to become coaches capable of adapting to an era of high uncertainty.