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The Mastery of Innovation
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The Mastery of Innovation

by Katherine Radeka
October 2012
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
265 pages
7h 3m
English
Productivity Press
Content preview from The Mastery of Innovation
48  •  Lean Product Development: Make it Work!
THE FIVE TYPES OF A3 REPORTS
e original research into Toyota’s processes classied their A3
reports into three types: the Problem Solving A3, the proposal A3,
and the Status Reporting A3. I have found that there are ve dierent
kinds that Lean organizations primarily use. I’ve listed them from
the most free form to most standardized in format:
Knowledge Capture A3s, sometimes called knowledge briefs
or K-Briefs, are reports about some area of knowledge that
the author wishes to share. I have seen excellent examples of
Knowledge Briefs written about test procedures, market fore-
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ISBN: 9781439877067