Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Manufacturing | Lean Office | Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership

This week we're sharing a keynote by Mike Rother. Recorded at KataCon5, Mike stresses the value of scientific thinking and Toyota Kata, touching on specific tools like deliberate practice as well. A MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn:  What Toyota Kata is all about (1:32) The research findings (4:01) The four basic steps (7:55) The power of scientific thinking (9:19) The cross exercise (16:45) Making the plan (23:06) Acquiring this way of thinking (24:15) Using deliberate practice (26:10) Transforming your culture from a neuroscience perspective (30:36) Starter kata (33:01) The two errors they see with kata (35:28) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com Mike's Keynote on Youtube Our New KataCon5 Course Subscribe & Never Miss New Episodes! Click to Subscribe in iTunes If you enjoyed this podcast please be sure to subscribe on iTunes. Once you're a s