GA 371 | Adopting a Learning-Based Approach to Lean with Scott Keenan
Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership - A podcast by Ron Pereira: Lean Thinker & Co-Founder of Gemba Academy - Thursdays
This week's guest is Scott Keenan. Scott described his continuous improvement journey, and the work he's been doing with Alan Wire. Ron and Scott also discussed our Toyota Kata course, and Alan Wire's experience with Kata in the Classroom. A MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn: * The quote that Scott likes (3:21) * Scott's background (4:12) * His continuous improvement journey (5:40) * Some of the challenges they've overcome (9:46) * Why they do continuous improvement (11:14) * Their journey with Toyota Kata (14:43) * Getting people bought into a new concept (18:34) * How "Kata in the Classroom" helped (22:33) * The Domino exercise (25:13) * Scott's final words of wisdom (30:34) Podcast Resources * Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 * Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com * Gemba Academy Toyota Kata Course * Scott on LinkedIn Subscribe & Never Miss New Episodes! Click to Subscribe in iTunes If you enjoyed this podcast please be sure to subscribe on iTunes. Once you're a subscriber all new episodes will be downloaded to your iTunes account and smartphone. The easiest way for iPhone users to listen to the show is via the free, and incredible, Podcast app. NEW! You can now follow the podcast on Spotify here. You can also subscribe via Stitcher which is definitely Android friendly. What Do You Think? Have you done any work with Toyota Kata? What went well? What didn't?