Vertical development

Vertical development is the maturing of a person's way of making sense of the world, rather than adding information. If horizontal development is knowing more things, vertical development is being able to look at the same thing from a broader place. Adult development theorists show that this does not end with childhood and can, under the right conditions, continue for a lifetime. Coaching often does not give information; it helps the client move to a vantage point from which they can see their own pattern from the outside. A broader perspective often solves more than more information does.