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
Supporting Materials (scroll down)
This inexpensive, interactive, self-paced course prepares you
and your team for practice, by developing basic understanding
of the Improvement Kata and Coaching Kata. The 166-minute
course has 11 modules, 7 quizzes, a case example, and
features Jeffrey Liker. Available in English and Spanish at:
https://toyota-way-academy.teachable.com/p/improvement-kata.
This book is the original research report from 2009, giving you the background
on the Toyota Kata topic. It lays out our findings about the scientific-thinking
skill practice that has driven Toyota’s success for decades. If you want some
management history and Lean/Agile background, this one is for you. Highly popular.
This video presentation provides a good overview of the TK topic.
It can also be used to provide background content for ‘pre-review’
before training or practice events. Click on the image to watch. --->
The PowerPoint slides from this presentation can be
downloaded free at: www.tinyurl.com/TKintroSlides
This book is about deployment, showing anyone in any
environment how to start growing scientific-thinking skills.
It has instructions for the Starter Kata, which you can
build on to suit the needs of your organization. This
fully-illustrated how-to manual is for both learner and coach.
Part I is a quick subject-matter overview. Part II
provides everything you need to practice the
Improvement Kata (learner). Part III shows you
how to practice the Coaching Kata (coach).
Click here to read the TKPG Introduction -->
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Toyota Kata (TK)
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(1) TWO USEFUL TOYOTA KATA BOOKS
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The Toyota Kata Practice Guide (TKPG)
Anyone interested in the Toyota Kata topic should have at least these two items. The five
questions are an easy-to-learn Starter Kata. Refer to the poster and use the five-question
card – for example in meetings – to help you think and act more scientifically every day.
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(3) THE MINIMUM SETUP: Five-Question Card + Improvement Kata Poster
The online IK & CK basics course
This course features Mark Rosenthal teaching a
complete IK/CK course, and is like having Mark
there teaching your teams with you. 42 videos and
the facilitator documentation make your training
sessions effective. Watch the 5-minute introduction
video at right -->, and get the course at:
(4) STARTER KATA FOR YOUR PRACTICE (In addition to the 5-question card)
Click the icon to download
the PowerPoint slides -->
(7) TOYOTA KATA SLIDES & GRAPHICS (14 MB)
This set of Improvement Kata and Coaching Kata
slides in PowerPoint format includes many graphics
and can save you time. Use them in your own training
and presentations, and adjust them however you like.
Click the icon to download
the PowerPoint slides -->
(6) OVERVIEW OF THE TOYOTA KATA STARTER KATA (9 MB)
This short PowerPoint file explains the Starter Kata
approach to skill-building practice and includes copier
templates for the Toyota Kata scientific-thinking
Starter Kata. Several of the slides are useful for
making presentations on the TK topic.
Click on each item to download (pdf format):
(5) BACKUP REFERENCES TO DOWNLOAD
These Toyota Kata reference sheets summarize some key information.
Improvement Kata description
Improvement Kata roadmap
Improvement Kata poster (a must-have)
What is scientific thinking?
Starter Kata summary / flowchart
Coaching Cycle Tips
Best wishes for
your practicing!
(9) VIDEOS AND SLIDE DECKS
The Gemba Academy online TK course
(8) TWO ONLINE IK & CK COURSES
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• Compact basics course (3 hours)
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• Comprehensive training course (42 videos)
Storyboard Format
Experimenting Record
Obstacle Parking Lot
Click on each item to download (pdf format):
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(2) GOOD STARTER VIDEO: “Introduction to Toyota Kata” (40 minutes)
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