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1.

Improvement Kata

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What is

a Kata?

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Value Stream Mapping

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2.

Coaching

Kata

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3.

Kata Creates

Culture

5.

Getting

Started

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6.

Challenge

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Materials to Download

4.

Neuroscience

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The Improvement Kata Handbook is a guide

to the Improvement Kata and Coaching Kata

How to practice and apply the 4 steps of the Improvement Kata

Step-by-step instructions for the Coaching Kata

Lessons learned from our experiences

Forms for the learner, coach and 2nd coach

While we continue experimenting and developing the Handbook its

beta version is available here for you to read, download and use.

The Improvement Kata Handbook is Copyright © 2013 by Mike Rother, all rights reserved.  The handbook is updated periodically and is intended

to support persons who are teaching, practicing or interested in the Improvement Kata & Coaching Kata.


You are free to copy and use these

materials as long as you note the

source and copyright on each page,

but they may not be reproduced for

sale in any form.

Click to read or download chapters (pdf format)

Other Materials

Instructions for assembling your Improvement Kata Handbook:

Improvement Kata

Handbook

Appendix:  Useful Forms

v 16.1

I. Getting Started

III. EXECUTING: How to Get There

II. PLANNING: Where Do We Want to Go?

We've evolved

to version 16!

Three key tools to download:

  1. • Learner's Storyboard

  2. • 5-Question Card

  3. • PDCA Cycles Record

Click the card to download (pdf format)