Coaching the Toyota Kata Way

Join our workshop and discover how leading organizations develop a culture of continuous improvement by practicing coaching habits that drive scientific thinking, ownership, and innovation at every level.

In this interactive session, explore and benchmark best practices on Lean leadership to develop and mobilize creative capability in your team.

This session covers:

  1. How to shift the ownership of learning and problem-solving to your team
  2. Why leading with questions—not answers—builds stronger teams
  3. How to develop coaching habits that stick through deliberate practice
  4. An introduction to the VR Coaching Dojo—a safe training ground for leaders
29th September 2025
Workshop
2 hours
13:00 pm BST
14:00 pm CEST
08:00 am EDT
  • Challenge Your Approach:
    Step beyond traditional leadership and discover how deliberate coaching practice can transform problem-solving, innovation, and team engagement in your organization.

     

  • Learn from Industry Experts:
    Gain exclusive insights from top Toyota Kata practitioners and Lean leadership experts who have successfully implemented scientific thinking at scale.

  • No Travel Required:
    Experience cutting-edge leadership training in an interactive VR environment—no flights, no logistics, just hands-on learning from wherever you are.

  • Collaborate & Grow:
    Network with like-minded professionals, exchange best practices with industry-leading organizations, and explore real-world applications of Toyota Kata.

Tilo Schwarz

Author | Former Plant Manager | Founder, Kata Coaching Dojo

“When you practice and coach for scientific thinking skills, you give wings to your team—and new worlds of possibility open up.”

Tilo helps leaders build coaching habits that drive scientific thinking, continuous improvement, and learning. He equips managers with practical coaching techniques to empower their teams to achieve ambitious goals, adapt, and experiment.

As a former Festool plant manager, Tilo and his team embedded Toyota Kata practice into daily operations, fostering a culture of adaptability and ingenuity that led to winning the A.T. Kearney “Factory of the Year” and WHU/INSEAD Industrial Excellence Award.

He is the founder of the Kata Coaching Dojo and author of Giving Wings to Her Team—a story-driven guide to giving wings to your team through the deliberate practice of scientific thinking – the Toyota Kata way.

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29th September 2025 Virtual Reality Coaching the Toyota Kata Way FREE

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