ABSTRACT
DENISE WAS RELIEVED to see Joe had laid out the project room exactly as Maggie had described in her email. Maggie had brought several 15-piece children's puzzles depicting a farmyard. At the center of each puzzle were three cows and a cat. The farm scene in the background was full of bright, contrasting colors, making the puzzle relatively easy. Maggie went round and placed one puzzle on each table. Also on each table, Joe had set out a form to record how many seconds it took to build the puzzle for each round. Standing beside each table was a Kata storyboard on a flip chart stand. On the walls there were blown-up versions of the Improvement Kata four-step model and some rules for the game.
