Build Internal Improvement Capability
Develop Internal Facilitators Who Deliver Real Results
Build a network of confident, capable facilitators who can lead high-impact Kaizen events, engage teams, and sustain improvements without relying on outside support.
Most Organizations Struggle to Scale Improvement
Many organizations rely on a handful of improvement leaders, or outside consultants to drive change.
As demand for improvement grows:
Leaders become overwhelmed
Kaizen events become difficult to schedule
Internal facilitators lack confidence
Teams receive inconsistent experiences
Results become difficult to sustain
The challenge isn't a lack of opportunity. The challenge is developing enough capable people to lead meaningful change throughout the organization.
Building Confidence Through Experience
“All of my expections were met while working with Adam during our Kaizen events and Kaizen facilitation training. He is very knowledgeable and passionate about continuous improvement and knows how to coach others for positive impact”
-Travis Rachel, Director of Operations, CITY Furniture
The Solution: A Complete Facilitator Development System
Instead of sending people to a class and hoping they succeed, we combine immersive training, real-world application, coaching, mentorship, and certification.
Our goal is simple:
Develop facilitators who can confidently lead high-impact events and create sustainable results.
Why the Facilitator Development System Works
Learning happens in the classroom. Confidence is built in the real world. By combining hands-on application, coaching, mentoring, and continuous feedback, participants rapidly develop the skills needed to facilitate high-impact Kaizen events and create sustainable results.
Learn
Master the principles and techniques needed to align leadership, engage teams, implement meaningful change, and sustain results.
Apply
Put your learning into practice by helping teams solve critical business problems in one week or less.
Coaching and Feedback
Receive expert coaching and real-time feedback before, during, and after Kaizen events to build confidence and capability.
Certification
Demonstrate your ability to lead high-impact Kaizen events and earn recognition as a certified Kaizen Ninja.
This immersive training equips your team with the skills and confidence to lead high-impact Kaizen events. Build in-house capability and multiply your wins with your own team of Kaizen Ninjas.
Do you want to transform your organization with in-house resources?
You’re ready to tackle critical business challenges, but lack the internal resources to drive lasting results. You’re don’t want to depend on outside help to make it happen.
Grow your organizational capabilities with the Kaizen Ninja Institute!
This immersive, hands-on 3½-day experience is led by the original Kaizen Ninjas. Graduates walk away with the skills and confidence to facilitate Kaizen events that deliver high-value, sustainable results.
Gain world-class facilitation skills in 3 1/2 days:
Facilitation principles that build team alignment and ownership.
World-class facilitation techniques that drive creativity, engagement, and problem solving.
High energy prioritization to narrow hundreds of ideas down to the critical few in 15 minutes or less.
Chartering to Win - the framework that sets up teams for a sustainable, winning experience.
Gemba walks that generate high-impact ideas to solve critical business problems.
Value Stream Mapping to visualize processes from the customer’s point of view and expose the waste to eliminate it.
The Wheel of Sustainability - the system that locks in improvements.
Kaizen event promotion that builds organizational alignment and excitement.
Report-out design and delivery that tells the story of the team’s experience and breakthroughs from their point of view.
Results that will transform your Business.
Confident, skilled facilitators who build high-impact Kaizen events from the ground up. By leveraging a network of capable resources, organizations multiply their results, which have included:
Equipment jams reduced from 55 per month to 5
Changeover time cut from 7 hours to 2
Product yield increased from 88% to 95%
Late delivery fines eliminated from $1.2 million to zero
The 9 Pillars of the Kaizen Ninja Institute
Pillar 1: Facilitation Principles
Understand the distinct roles of facilitator, team leader, and sponsor, and how aligning them builds commitment and drives sustained results. Learn the “why” behind effective Kaizen facilitation to foster engagement, empowerment, equal voice, and ownership of solutions.
Pillar 2: Facilitation Techniques
Drive creativity, problem solving, equal voice, and energy while making Kaizen events empowering and fun. Practice hands-on techniques like The Power of Post-Its, Mix it Up, Why–Not What, Bring the Energy, and Go to Gemba to build confidence and engagement.
Pillar 3: Prioritization
Narrow hundreds of ideas down to the critical few in 15 minutes or less. Through real-world examples and hands-on practice, you’ll gain the skills to apply these strategies effectively. Next, you’ll learn how to build ownership around the highest-impact ideas, moving them from concept to reality.
Pillar 4: Chartering to Win
Use the proven 4-step method to align leaders and set the stage for a successful Kaizen event. From crafting a compelling problem statement to defining bold objectives, building the winning team, and selecting a strong leader, you’ll work with your sponsor to create a charter for an approved, scheduled event focused on a real business challenge.
Pillar 5: Go to Gemba
Engage every team member in Gemba to generate solutions for the critical problems outlined in the Kaizen charter. You’ll gain practical strategies to manage team dynamics and ensure everyone contributes meaningful, value-adding ideas during on-site problem solving.
Pillar 6: Value Stream Mapping
This powerful technique helps teams visualize their process and the waste within it through the eyes of the customer. Using a simple, engaging example, you’ll learn how to uncover and act on the highest-value improvement opportunities.
Pillar 7: The Wheel of Sustainability
Learn the Wheel of Sustainability directly from the expert who wrote the book on creating lasting results. Through real-life examples and hands-on demonstrations, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to lock in improvements from your Kaizen events and projects.
Pillar 8: Planning and Promotion
Discover the critical details behind planning a successful Kaizen event using practical tools and templates you can apply immediately to a real, chartered event. You’ll get expert feedback, share ideas, and learn proven promotion strategies to boost organizational support, enthusiasm, and ownership for future Kaizen wins.
Pillar 9: Report Out Design and Delivery
Learn how to effectively tell the story of your Kaizen team's success using a simple, adaptable template that minimizes effort while maximizing impact. This format enables every team member to confidently share their Kaizen event story with leaders in just 15 minutes.
What sets the Kaizen Ninja Institute Apart?
Learn by doing: Facilitate, refine, and receive real-time feedback in an immersive experience.
Master critical techniques: From facilitation principles and team engagement strategies to the Wheel of Sustainability.
Lead with confidence: Align leadership, foster team ownership, and ensure lasting impact.
Achieve certification (optional): Earn recognition as a certified Kaizen Ninja and validate your expertise.
