Toyota Kata Training
Kata Pulse Introduction Workshop

Half-Day Introduction
to Toyota Kata

Our Toyota Kata Training workshop provides a practical introduction to the Improvement Kata and Coaching Kata approach developed from the Toyota Production System. Through interactive learning and hands-on exercises, participants learn how Toyota Kata helps organisations develop problem-solving capability, continuous improvement habits and effective coaching routines.

About the course

The course provides a brief overview of the Toyota Kata approach, as defined by Mike Rother in his seminal book, Toyota Kata.

The session will cover:

  • The definition of kata
  • The Improvement Kata and the Coaching Kata: what they are and how they differ
  • How to develop kata in your teams and organisations
  • How kata and lean tools complement each other
  • A team activity that uses the stages of the Improvement Kata and the Coaching Kata to work towards a target condition
  • Case studies on how kata is being used successfully in organisations

Toyota Kata Training FAQs

Toyota Kata is a structured approach to continuous improvement that develops scientific thinking, problem-solving capability and coaching routines.

Improvement Kata focuses on achieving target conditions through experimentation, while Coaching Kata develops leaders who support that learning process.

Managers, team leaders, improvement practitioners and anyone responsible for leading change and continuous improvement.

Yes. Kata Pulse is specifically designed as an introductory workshop for people new to Toyota Kata.

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Who is the Kata Pulse course for?

The session is for anyone who wants to learn more about the Toyota Kata approach but has yet to experience using it.

Course duration

3 hours (9.30am-12.30pm with registration from 9am). Includes time for refreshments and networking.

Places available: 16

Location

This training is most effective when delivered face-to-face at your premises or a location of your choice. But it can be delivered online if you prefer. We also run open training sessions at locations around the UK.

Pricing

£130 + VAT per person (25% of the participant fee will be donated to Myeloma UK – the only organisation in the UK dealing exclusively with the blood cancer, myeloma).

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Book this course or find out more

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