Systems Thinking Approach to Introducing Kanban
Design a Kanban system
that fits your work.
The STATIK Workshop helps participants understand their current workflow, identify challenges, and design a Kanban system that fits their team and work environment.
Start with the system you have.
Before introducing a board or changing a policy, understand what the service is trying to achieve and where the current way of working creates dissatisfaction.
STATIK gives a practical route from the work people do today to a Kanban system that makes demand, delivery capability, workflow, and decisions easier to see together.
Who the workshop is for.
You are new to Kanban.
CURRENT WORK- Start from your current work, not a prescribed process.
- Understand the thinking behind a fitting Kanban system.
- Learn through hands-on exercises and discussion.
You work with Agile or Lean.
DEMAND & FLOW- Bring systems thinking to the work already underway.
- Explore demand, capability, flow, and service delivery.
- Design policies that make the work easier to manage.
You want a deeper systems view.
SYSTEMS VIEW- Useful for KSD alumni and systems-thinking practitioners.
- Look beneath the board at the system that produces the work.
- Create a shared basis for safe, practical improvement.
Your learning objectives.
Practical systems-thinking tools you can use to understand work, design a Kanban system, and improve service delivery.
Understand STATIK
Understand the Systems Thinking Approach to Introducing Kanban and the benefits it brings to service delivery.
Surface dissatisfaction
Identify sources of dissatisfaction and the workflow challenges that matter to people and customers.
Analyse demand
Explore demand patterns and current delivery capability before changing the way work moves.
Model the workflow
Map how work flows today and identify meaningful classes of service.
Design for fit
Design a customised Kanban system and board that fits your team, service, and environment.
Think in systems
Apply systems thinking to improve workflow and service delivery through deliberate next steps.
Key topics you will work with.
Every workshop combines concise presentations with exercises, discussion, and practical application to the work participants know best.
In the workshop.
Plan your STATIK Workshop.
A focused one-day workshop for exploring your current system and working through a fitting Kanban design with others.
Workshop format.
One-day interactive workshop combining presentations, hands-on exercises, discussions, and practical application.
Prerequisites.
No previous Kanban training or experience is required. The workshop is open to participants of all experience levels.
Workshop approach.
Bring examples from your own team or service and use the workshop to make its workflow, demand, and improvement opportunities visible.
Completion certificate.
Participants receive a Kanban University Course Completion Certificate. There is no exam for the STATIK Workshop.