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In training situations, the collective is often presumed. However, it is not a given. Kaufmann (2010) proposes that the individual (I), the group (we), and a third entity they form a triangulation that unifies the collective. In this contribution, we analyse how a trainer enables this triangulation and under what conditions activity, as analyzed in the training situation, can become a third entity. We study how a trainer contributes to a process of institutionalization, with the focus being on activity, by adopting a second-person approach as an “empathetic coach.” The institutionalization process then consists of collectively exploring the evolution of doing|understanding, i.e., a doing that enables understanding, which in turn guides the doing that organizes itself.