Working with Novice Skill Learners and Coaches we found a defined routine (kata) was beneficial in establishing the next Target Condition.

1. Next Target
Condition Kata
Beth Carrington
Rev 1.0

2. Target Condition Expiration
When a Target Condition is achieved or the
Target Condition achieve by date occurs (it
expires), it is time to create a new Target
Condition.
How does a Learner and Coach go about
establishing that next Target Condition?
Here’s a Kata or a Routine we’ve been using
during the latest deployment at ZF.

3. VisionChallenge
Next
Target
Condition
Current
Condition
Moving from here….
To here….
VisionChallenge
New
Current
Condition
Establishing Next
Target Condition
Based on Mike Rother’s Improvement Kata

4. TCn à TCn+1 Kata
• Learner and Coach reflect on last Target Condition
• Did we achieve Target Condition?
• What did we learn about setting Target Conditions?
• What did we learn while striving for this Target Condition?
• Learner and Coach reflect on Vision and Challenge
• Did we make progress?
• Grasp Current Condition
• Time to practice Process Analysis
• Coach sets next Target Condition date
• Learner proposes next Target Condition
• Coach approves or works with Learner to develop
acceptable Target Condition
• Learner lists of obstacles to new Target Condition
• Determines which one to address