Question 1

What is inviteCHANGE?

Accepted Answer

inviteCHANGE is a US-based professional coaching solutions and education organisation founded in 1997 by Janet M. Harvey, MCC. It is among the oldest continuously ICF-accredited coaching education providers in the world and the originator of the Generative Coaching methodology. The organisation offers coaching education from ICF Level 1 (ACC) through Level 3 (MCC), plus mentor coaching and team coaching programmes, alongside corporate consulting services.

Question 2

What is Generative Coaching?

Accepted Answer

Generative Coaching is inviteCHANGE's core methodology. It is grounded in the premise that human beings are generative — constantly creating their experience of the world through thought, language, attention, and interpretation. A Generative Coach helps clients see and consciously redirect this creative process, producing change that holds because the underlying thinking has shifted, not just the behaviour.

Question 3

Who founded inviteCHANGE?

Accepted Answer

Janet M. Harvey, MCC, founded inviteCHANGE in 1997. Harvey is an ICF Master Certified Coach with over 12,000 coaching hours. She served six years on the ICF Global Board of Directors, served as ICF Global President in 2012, and has chaired the ICF Foundation Board of Trustees. Her contributions helped shape the mentor coaching competency standards the ICF uses today.

Question 4

How long has inviteCHANGE been ICF-accredited?

Accepted Answer

inviteCHANGE has been ICF-accredited since 1997 — the same year it was founded — making it one of the earliest organisations in the world to receive ICF programme accreditation. Its accreditation spans Level 1 (ACC), Level 2 (PCC), and Level 3 (MCC) credential pathways, as well as CCE and team coaching programmes.

Question 5

What ICF credential pathways do inviteCHANGE programmes support?

Accepted Answer

inviteCHANGE offers a full ICF credentialing pathway: Level 1 (Certified Generative Coach, targeting ACC), Level 2 (Certified Generative Coach, targeting PCC), and Level 3 (Certified Advanced Generative Coach, targeting MCC). There is also a Mentor Coach Certification (CCE) and a Generative Team Coaching Certification (ACTC). This is one of the few organisations in the world offering a complete ACC-to-MCC educational pathway under one roof.

Question 6

What is the Mentor Coach Certification?

Accepted Answer

The Mentor Coach Certification is an ICF Continuing Coach Education (CCE) programme for credentialed coaches who mentor others toward ACC, PCC, or MCC demonstration. It is grounded in the competency model inviteCHANGE introduced to the global coaching market in 2007 — the framework that shaped how the ICF now defines and assesses effective mentor coaching.

Question 7

Does inviteCHANGE offer team coaching training?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Generative Team Coaching Certification is an ICF-recognised programme meeting the requirements for ICF Advanced Certification in Team Coaching (ACTC). It applies Generative Coaching principles to the team context, focusing on the collective thinking patterns, relational dynamics, and shared meaning-making of a group.

Question 8

What does inviteCHANGE's organisational consulting involve?

Accepted Answer

Beyond coaching education, inviteCHANGE provides corporate leader and team development consulting, executive coaching, and coaching culture design. These services use the same Generative Coaching framework applied in the education programmes — working with organisations to shift the thinking patterns and meaning-making structures that produce their current culture and results.

Question 9

What does an inviteCHANGE certification tell me about a coach?

Accepted Answer

An inviteCHANGE Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 programme completion tells you the coach trained in the Generative Coaching methodology through an ICF-accredited curriculum — from one of the oldest continuously accredited coaching education organisations in the world (ICF-accredited since 1997). Level 1 qualifies graduates to apply for the ICF ACC credential; Level 2 for the PCC; Level 3 for the MCC. The certification is inviteCHANGE's programme completion credential — coaches must separately apply to the ICF and be awarded the ACC, PCC, or MCC based on their coaching hours, performance evaluations, and assessments. A Mentor Coach Certification (CCE) indicates additional specialist training in mentoring other coaches through credentialing. The ICF accreditation at all three levels means each curriculum was independently assessed against ICF competency standards.

Question 10

What should I ask an inviteCHANGE-trained coach before hiring them?

Accepted Answer

Ask which programme level they completed — Level 1, 2, or 3 — since each represents a different depth of training and credential eligibility. Ask whether they hold an active ICF credential and at what level; programme completion and credential award are separate steps. Ask them to describe Generative Coaching in their own words: a well-trained inviteCHANGE graduate should be able to explain how they help clients shift thinking patterns at source, not just behaviours. Ask about their mentor coaching or ongoing supervision practice — given that inviteCHANGE helped shape the field's mentor coaching competency model, coaches from this programme should have a clear relationship with ongoing professional development. For organisational or executive engagements, ask how they apply Generative Coaching at team or system level, not only individually.

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