These slides show a new take on the Toyota Improvement Kata by Mike Rother. They were presented at the Learning by Playing Meetup in October 2017 in Hamburg. (If I have violated any copyright regulations, please let me know).-

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Britta Steffen
World Record
50m Freestyle
Olympia 2008
Gold 100m Freestyle
Gold 50m Freestyle
European Championships 2012
Gold 50m Freestyle
Gold 100m Freestyle Relay
Gold 100m Medley Relay
Silver 100m Freestyle

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Elena
Olympia 2008
… Elena is just an obsession in the heads of her parents
European Championships 2012
… Elena is 2 years old
Role Model
since Olympia 2016 in Brazil: Britta Steffen

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Vision
of little Elena
Olympic Games 2028

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Possible Goals
in on her way
Swimming Badges Competitions Enrolment in the German
Swimming Team

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2028
splashin
g
Swimming
from poolside
to poolside
Seehorse
Badge
Vision
First Goal
• Jump from the Poolside
• 25 m Swimming
• Get an item out of
shoulder-deep water
using the hands
First Interim
Goal
Current
Situation
1.
3.
2.
4.

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Decide what to do
next to reach your
(intermediate) goal
Use a swimming aid to swim to the the
other side of the pool by using your legs
only
Try / Test
Evaluate the
Results
Did I reach the other poolside?
How much water did I
swallow?
What have I
learned?
I didn’t swallow a lot of water, It took some
time to reach the other side.
Experience, Literature,
Recommendation,
Observations, Trainer …
How do I reach my goal?

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2028
splashin
g
Swimming
from poolside
to poolside
Seahorse
Badge
Vision
! !
!
1.
3.
2.
4.
Reaching the
goal in many
small steps (plan
- test – evaluate
- try something
different – keep
going)
First Goal
• Jump from the Poolside
• 25 m Swimming
• Get an item out of
shoulder-deep water
using the hands
First Interim
Goal
Current
Situation

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World Record
Deepika Ravichandran solved a 250 Piece Puzzle (Guiness World
Record Hasbro Puzzle) in 13 Minutes and 7 Seconds

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Puzzle
Champion
Vision
Current
Situation
First Goal
• Achieved Certified
Puzzle Master I
• Solving a previously
known puzzle with 15
pieces
• Solve the puzzle in < 15
secs
Certified Puzzle
Master I (IPA)

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Rules
Preparation
• Each team picks a time keeper
• Mix the Puzzle parts (face down on a surface)
• Hands of each player rest on the table
• Nobody talks
Game
• The facilitator starts the game
• Nobody talks
• The time keeper measures the duration of solving the puzzle
Miscellaneous
• Don’t write on the puzzle

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Puzzle
Champion
32 secs
?
< 25 secs
Vision
First
Intermediate
Goal
Current
Situation
Certified Puzzle
Master I (IPA)
First Goal
• Achieved Certified
Puzzle Master I
• Solving a previously
known puzzle with 15
pieces
• Solve the puzzle in < 15
secs

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FLOW
PANIC
BOREDOM
Abilities / Experience
Difficulty
• I want to become better
• I pick a goal that
§ is challenging enough
(outside of my comfort
zone)
§ doesn‘t make me panic
§ doesn‘t bore me
GOAL SETTING

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Puzzle
Champion
32 secs
?
< 25 secs
Vision
! !
!
Certified Puzzle
Master I (IPA)
Reaching the
goal in many
small steps (test
– evaluate - try
something
different – keep
going)
First Goal
• Achieved Certified
Puzzle Master I
• Solving a previously
known puzzle with 15
pieces
• Solve the puzzle in < 15
secs
First
Intermediate
Goal
Current
Situation

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Decide what to do
next to reach your
(intermediate) goal
e.g. reduce the number of people in the
team who take part in solving the puzzle
Try / Test
Evaluate the
Results
Did we go faster? What else
did we experience?
What did I learn?
We were able to solve the puzzle faster with
only 3 people. If we play with even less
people, would we get even faster?
Exprience from previous
rounds, prior
knowledges, …
How do I get from 32 to 25 seconds?

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VISION
This is
where I
am
today
Interme
diate
Goal
Goals • Future
• Dream
• Motivation
• Challenges
• Direction
• Milestones
• Steps on the
way towards
our next goal
1.
3.
2.
4.
! !
!
If I have reached one
goal, I set a new goal
Summary

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Decide what to do
next to reach your
(intermediate) goal
Test /Try
Evaluate the
Results
What did I learn?
Experience, Prior
Knowledge, …
How do I achieve a goal?

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KATA IN THE CLASSROOM
https://www.katatogrow.com/

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https://www.katatogrow.com/
https://www.pexels.com
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mrother/Homepage.html

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Dipl-Ing. tech. Informatik, MBA
Agile Coach, Agile Project Manager
Strong Background as Java Developer and Information Architect
Certified Scrum Master
Certified Scrum Product Owner
Keen runner, photographer and cook
chris@vividbreeze.com
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