The Inner Team is a personality model created by German psychologist
Friedemann Schulz von Thun.[1] The plurality of the human inner life or parts of the personality[2] (
Self) is presented using a
metaphor of a team and a team leader. This is supposed to support the self-clarification process and by doing so set the foundation for a clear and authentic external communication.[3][4] Human communication features an
interpersonal and individual side.
Motivation
In the first two volumes of his seminal work Miteinander reden (engl. Talking to each other), Schulz von Thun deals with the topic of functioning communication. His work reveals that one of the most important requirements for clear communication is self-clarification. In 1998, Thun published Miteinander reden 3, which expands his theory of communication to the notion of the Inner Team. By introducing the model of the Inner Team, he wants to provide instructions for self-help.
Friedemann Schulz von Thun: Miteinander reden 3 - Das 'innere Team' und situationsgerechte Kommunikation. Rowohlt, Reinbek 1998,
ISBN3499605457.
Friedemann Schulz von Thun, Wibke Stegemann (Publisher): Das Innere Team in Aktion. Praktische Arbeit mit dem Modell. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2004,
ISBN3499616440.
External links
'Vom "zerstrittenen Haufen" zum "Inneren Team"' - Interview with Professor Schulz von Thun
[1]
References
^Bünzli, Fabienne; Eppler, Martin J. (2024). "Spotlight on a Thought Leader - How to Become an Effective Communicator: Schulz von Thun's Contribution to Business Communication". International Journal of Business Communication. 61 (2): 484–491.
doi:
10.1177/23294884231224118.
^Greif, Siegfried; Möller, Heidi; Scholl, Wolfgang; Passmore, Jonathan; Müller, Felix, eds. (2022). International Handbook of Evidence-Based Coaching. Theory, Research and Practice. Cham: Springer. p. 710.
doi:
10.1007/978-3-030-81938-5.
^Peters, Björn; Göhlich, Michael (2024). "Transformative Learning Through Group Coaching". Journal of Transformative Education. 22 (2): 157–179.
doi:
10.1177/15413446231178897.