This document discusses continuous improvement in software development and the importance of establishing routines for continuous adaptation and learning. It argues that retrospectives alone are not sufficient for continuous improvement and that teams need routines like the Improvement Kata and Coaching Kata used at Toyota to systematically identify obstacles and take small incremental steps toward a target condition. The Improvement Kata establishes a pattern of work to learn from, while the Coaching Kata teaches leaders to coach others in establishing their own Improvement Kata routines for continuous learning and adaptation.