3.

Kata Creates

Culture

5.

The TK

Starter Kata

Value Stream Mapping

Supporting Materials

Extras

1.

Improvement Kata

Challenge

2.

Coaching

Kata

4.

Getting

Started

TOYOTA

KATA

The

Improvement

Kata Exercise

A way to practice and develop scientific thinking

My name is Mike Rother. We studied Toyota’s management system and here’s what we

found: They practice and teach a pattern of scientific thinking every day, with managers and supervisors as the coaches. Toyota Kata shows you how anyone can do that with their team.

Take advantage of the many resources on this website. If you’re a manager, supervisor or

team leader, get the Toyota Kata Practice Guide. If you’re a K-12 educator, check out

Kata in the Classroom. If you’re a professor, visit Toyota Kata at University.

You’ll also find many Toyota Kata resources around the web. A few examples:

Toyota Kata is a way for managers and educators to initiate and

coach practice of practical scientific-thinking skills in their teams,

to develop and mobilize creative capability. Competitive conditions

favor teams and organizations that know how to adapt. It’s not as

difficult as you might think, because you can begin by practicing a

set of simple “Starter Kata.”

Toyota Kata is about starter practice routines for developing scientific

thinking. From there each individual & team can develop their own way.

Toyota Kata is a skill-building process that shifts you and your team from a natural tendency to

jump to conclusions ... to thinking, working and reacting more scientifically. Best of all, you only

need to practice 20 minutes a day, under the guidance of your coach.

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