Wilshere succeeded Narcis Pelach as first-team coach in October and forms a key part of Thorup's backroom team alongside assistant Glen Riddersholm, set piece coach Nick Stanley and goalkeeping coach Tony Roberts.
Eyebrows were raised when the former England midfielder left his post as Arsenal's under-18s head coach to join City, but the strength of the project the Dane is building at Carrow Road convinced Wilshere it was the right place to take his first coaching steps into senior football.
"I always said that it would take a lot to take me out of Arsenal. It is my club, and it is close to my home; I was developing nicely, but when this opportunity came up and from what I'd heard about Johannes and the opportunity to work with him and Ben [Knapper], I was really excited.
"It didn't take long to make my decision," Wilshere told City's 'On the Ball' documentary series. "The methodology that he is developing - the individual interplay and style while trying to get a lot of information to the players and help them understand certain situations [is impressive].
"Johannes has a clear way in every phase of the game, so it's about me learning that and then giving the players the best chance every week to go out there and perform."
City are currently occupying midtable after an inconsistent start to the Championship campaign. Wilshere is urging patience as the building blocks are put in place.
"The big thing about a project, especially when you have young players, is that it's not always easy to do because I know that the fanbase want us to promoted, see us push and get back to the Premier League. That's the aim, and that's what we want to do.
Jack Wilshere is excited about helping Johannes Hoff Thorup develop Norwich City's project.Jack Wilshere is excited about helping Johannes Hoff Thorup develop Norwich City's project. (Image: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd) "But when you're in the project, you have to take each game as it comes, especially in this league," Wilshere explained. "I was only looking at the table the other day and it's so tight. You can lose one game and be down and win one game and be close to the play-offs.
"Training for me is very important. That's where you're able to learn new solutions to situations that you might experience in a game. In training, it's okay to get it wrong, analyse it, and go through it with the players.
"It's all about developing. Johannes is all about developing with the ball. My background and where I came from was very similar."