Toyota Kata - Practice Makes Progress

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Dominos, LLC - Rounds 1 & 2

It's time to practice kata! In this module Mark will lead you through two rounds of the "Dominos, LLC" challenge. You will need to download the "Run Chart" form prior to starting this module, which can be found in the resources section. More details related to the Run Chart will come later in the course. For now, simply plot your results.

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  1. Toyota Kata Overview05:23
  2. The Marshmallow Challenge Icebreaker04:04
  3. Lean and Organizational Culture12:45
  4. Leaders Are Teachers07:01
  5. What Learning Looks Like12:24
  6. What Does a Continuous Improvement Culture Look Like?04:28
  7. The Improvement Kata: A Model for Scientific Thinking07:54
  8. How People Learn & Develop New Skills01:42
  9. The Backwards Bike: Learning to Unlearn07:56
  10. The Coaching Kata: A Routine for Learning to Coach the Improvement Kata07:09
  11. The "Five Questions" Card07:14
  12. The Toyota Kata Hypothesis08:30
  13. Practicing the Improvement Kata with Dominoes05:56
  14. Dominos, LLC - Rounds 1 & 206:47
  15. Dominos, LLC - Round 311:37
  16. Improvement Kata Step 1: Understand the Direction and Challenge08:51
  17. Improvement Kata Step 2: Grasp the Current Condition13:05
  18. The 5 Steps to Grasping the Current Condition14:41
  19. How to Create a Block Diagram03:42
  20. How to Create a Run Chart06:52
  21. How to Measure Process Times & Cycles05:27
  22. Additional Tips for Creating Run Charts05:33
  23. How to Determine Equipment Capacity & Number of People Required09:34
  24. Improvement Kata Step 3: Establish the Next Target Condition07:57
  25. Creating Your First Dominos Target Condition05:22
  26. Identifying Obstacles05:40
  27. Improvement Kata Step 4: Experiment Against Obstacles05:41
  28. How to Use the Experiment Record05:02
  29. Introducing the Coaching Cycle07:34
  30. Storyboards and the Coaching Cycle Part 101:42
  31. What Did We Learn?03:56
  32. Lean in 10 Words05:28
  33. Running Experiments07:32
  34. Reviewing the Kata Mechanism05:02
  35. Practicing the Coaching Cycle Part 213:09
  36. Going to Gemba Part 103:37
  37. Going to Gemba Part 206:07
  38. Going to Gemba Part 307:13
  39. Going to Gemba Part 401:24
  40. Going to Gemba Part 506:46
  41. Going to Gemba Part 604:50
  42. Toyota Kata Resources02:28

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