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GA 212 | How to Combine TWI, Kata, and a Kaizen Event with Brandon Brown

By Jessica Bush Updated on April 26th, 2018

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This week’s guest is Brandon Brown. Brandon explained how he and his team have combined elements of TWI, kata, and kaizen events into a unique and effective learning system. An MP3 version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn:

Brandon’s background (2:47)
An overview of Toyota Kata (4:57)
About the “Get Better Jump Start” approach (9:09)
The role of target conditions (16:30)
An example (18:55)
What’s been difficult (21:21)
Brandon’s conference takeaways (24:36)
Brandon’s final words of wisdom (28:01)

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Jessica Bush

Jessica is responsible for the editorial aspects of Gemba Academy’s content, focusing on course materials, podcast production, social media, and other copywriting efforts. An avid advocate of entrepreneurship, Jessica has worked with two technology startups as co-founder and head marketing strategist. Jessica received her BS in Business Administration from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, with a minor in Music.

Clara O'laughlin
May 23, 2018 - 3:51 pm
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Thanks for taking the time to explain Kata at the beginning of the episode. I’m very new on my Lean Six Sigma journey, so definitions are always helpful.