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DESCRIPTION:<a href="https://www.asqslc.org/event/asq-april-event-2">ASQ Ap
 ril Event</a>\nIntroduction to Toyota Kata (remote) Have your Lean or Six 
 Sigma programs lost momentum? Get an introduction the audience to the conc
 ept of Scientific Thinking\, which is based on Mike Rother’s “Toyota K
 ata” methodology that Scientific Thinking is a life skill. You will be i
 ntroduced to the pattern of the Improvement Kata by re-learning scientific
  thinking through rapid experimentation cycles. Improvement Kata is not an
 other “Lean Tool\,” but rather a methodology that helps you bring in t
 he right continuous improvement tools at the right time. This proven metho
 d utilizing daily PDCA cycles of problem solving also aligns with overall 
 business goals to develop a sustaining culture of continuous improvement i
 n your organization. Leigh Ann Schildmeier Leigh Ann Schildmeier specializ
 es in implementing continuous improvement and risk mitigation strategies t
 hat help clients increase efficiency\, improve quality and service\, and i
 ncrease profits. A frequent speaker and coach on process improvement topic
 s\, she is a certified Lean Practitioner\, Toyota Kata Coach\, and Six Sig
 ma Black Belt with more than 20 years of experience across a range of indu
 stries\, including manufacturing\, healthcare\, and finance. Leigh Ann is 
 founder and president of Park Avenue Solutions\, a process improvement con
 sulting firm that works to empower excellence in businesses and teams. Lei
 gh Ann currently serves as the ASQ Region Director of the Mountain Region.
  She has served in several leadership roles with ASQ over the last several
  years including the Board of Directors (2021-22) and the Lean Enterprise 
 Division. She also serves as the President of the IISE Operational Excelle
 nce Division. Schildmeier received an Interdisciplinary Engineering (Mecha
 nical and Industrial) degree from Purdue University and MBA from Anderson 
 University. Originally from Indianapolis\, she currently resides in Scotts
 dale [...]
DTSTAMP:20260626T223639Z
LOCATION:ASQ Salt Lake Section
SUMMARY:ASQ April Event
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<a href="https://www.asqslc.org/event/asq-apri
 l-event-2">ASQ April Event</a>\nIntroduction to Toyota Kata (remote) Have 
 your Lean or Six Sigma programs lost momentum? Get an introduction the aud
 ience to the concept of Scientific Thinking\, which is based on Mike Rothe
 r’s “Toyota Kata” methodology that Scientific Thinking is a life ski
 ll. You will be introduced to the pattern of the Improvement Kata by re-le
 arning scientific thinking through rapid experimentation cycles. Improveme
 nt Kata is not another “Lean Tool\,” but rather a methodology that hel
 ps you bring in the right continuous improvement tools at the right time. 
 This proven method utilizing daily PDCA cycles of problem solving also ali
 gns with overall business goals to develop a sustaining culture of continu
 ous improvement in your organization. Leigh Ann Schildmeier Leigh Ann Schi
 ldmeier specializes in implementing continuous improvement and risk mitiga
 tion strategies that help clients increase efficiency\, improve quality an
 d service\, and increase profits. A frequent speaker and coach on process 
 improvement topics\, she is a certified Lean Practitioner\, Toyota Kata Co
 ach\, and Six Sigma Black Belt with more than 20 years of experience acros
 s a range of industries\, including manufacturing\, healthcare\, and finan
 ce. Leigh Ann is founder and president of Park Avenue Solutions\, a proces
 s improvement consulting firm that works to empower excellence in business
 es and teams. Leigh Ann currently serves as the ASQ Region Director of the
  Mountain Region. She has served in several leadership roles with ASQ over
  the last several years including the Board of Directors (2021-22) and the
  Lean Enterprise Division. She also serves as the President of the IISE Op
 erational Excellence Division. Schildmeier received an Interdisciplinary E
 ngineering (Mechanical and Industrial) degree from Purdue University and M
 BA from Anderson University. Originally from Indianapolis\, she currently 
 resides in Scottsdale [...]
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