A3 Archives - Katie Anderson

How to Ask Problem-Solving Questions

The importance of asking questions (the right questions) is one of the foundations of my work. There are all kinds of questions we can ask.

November 29, 2021 No Comments

Toyota Leadership Lessons: Part 10 – Practice Personal Hoshin Kanri or Goal Setting

What is the best way to learn a process? Practice on yourself! After three years of conversations and visits with each other in Japan, the

January 18, 2018 No Comments

Gemba Academy Podcast: How to Use A3 Thinking with Katie Anderson

Today Gemba Academy published a podcast that I recorded with Ron Pereira last week. Ron and I first started looking into recording a podcast together two

July 27, 2017 2 Comments

Toyota Leadership Lessons: Part 8 – “The A3 isn’t a magical tool”

When I was back in Japan last month for a visit – my second visit since moving back to the U.S. in June 2016 –

June 29, 2017 13 Comments

Lean Post Article – “Developing Better Habits Through A3 Thinking”

My latest article for the Lean Enterprise Institute’s Lean Post, “Developing Better Habits Through A3 Thinking”, was published today – check it out and let

April 6, 2017 2 Comments

Resources to help you get out of the habit of telling & create a continuous improvement culture

Getting out of the habits of telling and showing up as the “expert” are two of the most important habits to break if you want to

January 24, 2017 No Comments

Coaching for Improvement: Using A3 Thinking For Personal Development (Part 3 – Moving to the “Right Side” and Action)

Using A3 thinking to coach for personal development In previous posts, I’ve walked through the value of using A3 thinking to coach for personal development

October 19, 2016 5 Comments

When to “A3”? – Three problem solving tools to match the complexity of your problem

You may have asked yourself: “Does every problem require an A3?” Maybe even you’ve asked: “What is an A3?” Or: “What are A3 problem-solving tools?”

September 13, 2016 15 Comments

Coaching for Improvement: Using A3 Thinking For Personal Development (Part 2 – Getting Started on the Left Side)

How should I start coaching using the personal A3 process? Many of you have reached out to me after I published the first post in this

September 6, 2016 10 Comments

Coaching for Improvement: Using A3 Thinking For Problem-Solving and Personal Development (Part 1 – Overview from Lean Coaching Summit)

A3 thinking for problem-solving is a well-known process in the Lean community, but did you realize that it can be a powerful process for personal

August 25, 2016 15 Comments

A3 Thinking History and Insights from John Shook and Isao Yoshino in the Lean Post

I just spent most of this week unloading boxes of our life from the sea container that just arrived form Japan and the storage unit of everything

August 6, 2016 12 Comments

Coaching for Improvement – not just Lean, Toyota, or Silicon Valley methods… just good leadership

This past week I have been thinking a lot about the concept of coaching and what it means for us as leaders. I’ve spent time

April 23, 2016 9 Comments

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