Discover the challenges of scaling Toyota Kata in diverse teams. Learn how innovative methodologies help integrate new hires across time zones. Dive into the concept of 'kata' from martial arts and its role in building muscle memory through structured practice. Hear about the success of coaching kata in enhancing scientific thinking and accountability. The hosts also highlight the importance of empowerment and collaborative learning in achieving continuous improvement.
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volunteer_activism ADVICE
Apply the Improvement Kata
Use the Improvement Kata's PDCA cycle (Plan, Do, Check, Act) to incorporate the scientific method in your work.
Write down your predictions and results to track progress and learn from surprises.
volunteer_activism ADVICE
Coaching Kata Promotes Accountability
To avoid simply confirming existing beliefs, form your hypothesis before doing the work.
The coaching kata with its daily check-ins ensures accountability and provides structure.
question_answer ANECDOTE
Toyota Kata Experiment Results
Jeffrey's team used Toyota Kata with six teams across time zones.
New hires presented successful work and valued the method's structure and discipline.
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managing people for continuous improvement, adaptiveness, and superior results by mike rother.
Mike Rother
Mike Rother's "Toyota Kata" explores the practices and principles behind Toyota's success in manufacturing. The book focuses on the "kata"—a pattern of behavior—that Toyota uses to continuously improve its processes. Rother emphasizes the importance of scientific thinking, experimentation, and learning from failures in achieving continuous improvement. The book introduces two types of kata: improvement kata and coaching kata, which provide frameworks for problem-solving and developing leadership skills. "Toyota Kata" is a valuable resource for organizations seeking to implement lean principles and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
Agile Conversations
Douglas Squirrel
Jeffrey Fredrick
What are the challenges when it comes to implementing Toyota Kata at scale? In this episode of Troubleshooting agile, Jeffrey talks about how they’re using the Improvement and Coaching Katas to foster better structured learning and accountability across multiple teams.
Links:
- Toyota Kata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Kata
- Shu, Ha, Ri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuhari
- Previous episode - Toya Toyota Kata A-Z: https://soundcloud.com/troubleshootingagile/toyota-kata-a-z
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About Your Hosts
Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through better communication.
Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, and he's helped over 300 companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: douglassquirrel.com/index.html
Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, and is an accomplished author and speaker. You can connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/
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