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Obstacle = root cause x unwanted effect.

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Use the Improvement Kata to take small experimental steps with a scientific mindset to solving problems along the way. And make sure that ladder leans on a well defined challenge! #improvement #scientific #kata

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- Donella Meadows

Don't regret anything in life. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's experience! When you win, you win. When you lose, you learn.

Why "target condition" instead of "target"? Outcome targets eg. 'weigh 160 pounds' can't be achieved directly. Work on the operating attributes – the conditions – that generate the outcome. Specify a desired outcome AND the operating pattern you predict will generate the outcome.

To practice requires humility but it surely isn't a sign of weakness. Many successful people are famously disciplined about practice. - Dan Heath How are you practicing your coaching skills? Final enrollment for the 2021 Kata Dojo Masterclass starts Monday kata-dojo.com/masterclass

The operating pattern is the secret sauce within the Improvement Kata. How are you operating today, versus how you should operate in a few weeks time. And does this make sense towards the challenge?

I posit that the hardest part of the Improvement Kata is the study of the initial current condition especially when no process measurements ever existed. It is akin to an airplane taking off with all its shuddering and difficultly in facing resistance to get lift off.

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Experiment, even on useless things as we don’t always know the answer. #ToyotaKata #ImprovementKata

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A learning curve by W. Edwards Deming (I think). Nailed it! I especially like the 'real learning begins' bit.

Reading is collecting the dots where writing is connecting them. - David Perell.

To learn to think scientifically (and to be scientific), to lead people with respect, to apply and sustain practices that leads to psychological and product flow, one must read. Read to gather the dots, and then write to connect them. Writing is the most profound way to learn.

Don’t fall into the trap of #leantools; they can be a #sinkhole! Instead, focus on scientific thinking and maybe use a tool to #experiment with to get you to your #targetcondition. #nohairstyle