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What Is the Improvement Kata?
The Improvement Kata is a pattern of activities that helps us move from our current condition to a target condition in a deliberate way. The Improvement Kata is designed to help people strive toward challenges or solve complex problems with solutions that are not obvious. Learn the four steps of this pattern and how learners work with a coach to develop scientific thinking skills while solving problems.
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What Is the Improvement Kata?
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3What Is a Challenge in Improvement Kata?
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4How to Understand the Direction or Challenge
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5How to Select the Focus Process for Improvement Kata
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6How to Grasp the Current Condition
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7What Is the Process Analysis Kata?
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8How to Create a Current Condition Block Diagram
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9How to Use Run Charts to Study the Current Condition
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10How to Use the Process Analysis Worksheet
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11What Is a Target Condition?
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12How to Establish the Next Target Condition
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13How to Identify Obstacles for Improvement Kata
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14How to Use the Obstacles Parking Lot
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15What Is an Experiment in Improvement Kata?
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16How to Experiment Against Obstacles
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17One Factor Tests Versus Multi-Factor Tests
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18What Is a PDCA Cycles Record?
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19How to Use the PDCA Cycles Record
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