Introduction to Toyota Kata

November 12^th, 2020 8:30 – 3:30 MST

Introductory Price: $495.00

OUR ONE-DAY “KATA” WORKSHOP WILL HONE YOUR PROBLEM-SOLVING AND COACHING SKILLS TO ALIGN WITH THOSE USED IN THE TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM.  TOYOTA KATA AND STARTER KATA CONCEPTS WILL BE ADDRESSED TO ENABLE YOU TO BEGIN A TOYOTA KATA ROLL-OUT WITHIN YOUR ORGANIZATION.  SOME ONLINE COACHING WILL BE PRACTICED THROUGH TEAM EXERCISES AND ONLINE TOOLS.

The Toyota Production System (TPS) is unique and recognizes that competitive conditions favor teams and organizations that know how to adapt.  It’s not as difficult as you might think, because there are structured ‘Starter Kata’ practice routines you can use to get started.

Toyota Kata (TK) is a recognized skill-building process to shift our mindset and habits from a natural tendency to jump to conclusions, to a tendency to think and work more scientifically.  Best of all you only need to practice for 20 minutes once or twice a day, under the guidance of your Kata coach.

Workshop Highlights Include:

• Introduction to Toyota Kata and the “Starter” Kata
• Understanding “Scientific Thinking” (Overview)
• Introduction to the Improvement Kata (IK)
• Understanding the Four Step Kata Methodology
• Introduction to the Coaching Kara (CK)
• Using the Starter Kata Storyboard

Deploying Toyota Kata in your Organization