You're almost there. Add the Toyota Kata starter Kata to your use of the A3 format and it will (finally) start working as it should.

1. Toyota Kata
Why your A3 is not
working the way it should
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Mike Rother
December 2021

2. Toyota Kata
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We’ve been copying visible aspects
of Toyota’s A3 tool, but not
the way the A3 is used at Toyota.

3. Toyota Kata
The A3 Tool
The desired scientific pattern
of thinking and acting is here
Experienced
Mentor
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At Toyota
At Toyota, the manager has their learner iterate
throughout the entire process of using the A3 format.
This is outside the traditional Western business thinking,
and westerners tend to treat the A3 as simply another plan.

4. Toyota Kata
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TOYOTA KATA makes Toyota’s way of working visible and
transferrable, by giving you Starter Kata for practicing it.

5. Toyota Kata
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Starter Kata practice routines, as detailed
in the Toyota Kata Practice Guide
Already working with the A3? Add the TK Starter Kata,
to immediately improve your practice.

6. Toyota Kata
TOYOTA KATA is for teams & organizations
who want to think and act more scientifically.
The Improvement Kata and Coaching Kata
provide starting structure for your practice.
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