Plan the next experiment at the point in the coaching cycle where the learner cannot precisely answer the current question. It is not necessary to go over all questions in those cases. Instead, when you are getting imprecise answers, it indicates that an obstacle has been found and an experiment is ripe. ## Framing 1. What is the [Target Condition](Target%20Conditions.md)? - Is the Target Condition connected to the challenge? - No verbs! - No negations or “lack of something”. - Measurable? 3. What is the actual (Current) Condition *right now*? - Only data, facts, graphs, and numbers. - No opinions, assumptions, or hearsay! - Words like “no”, “none”, or “lack” can be camouflaging a solution. ## Reflecting 1. What did you plan as your last experiment? - Where on the board is the relevant experiment log? 2. What did you expect? - No actual results, that is the next question. 3. What actually happened? - Only data, facts, graphs, and numbers. - Where are those facts located on the board? - Have all facts been captured? - No learnings, interpretation, or insights: that is for the next question. 4. What did you learn? - Can you tell the learner really reflected on that experiment? - This is the place for interpreting the results, and be very distinct from the answers to the previous question. ## Focusing 1. Which **one** obstacle are you addressing now? - Only true obstacles, no action items or lack of a perceived solution. - “Lack of training” is not an obstacle - “some persons do the work incorrectly” is. - “Need to …” hints at solutionizing. - “We don’t yet understand …” is perfectly legitimate. - Formulate an obstacle in such a way that it is unambiguous if it has been resolved or not. - Is the Obstacle Parking Lot up to date? - What exactly is the problem? - When and how often does the problem occur? - Can we go and observe the problem? ## Learning 1. What do you need to learn next? - What is the next experiment? - Did what was learned in the last experiment frame this one? 2. What do you expect? - Only data, facts, graphs, and numbers. - How will that outcome expand the Knowledge Threshold? - How will you measure the outcome? - How many measurements do you need to make? 3. How quickly can we go and see what you have **learned**? - When can we review the **learnings** of this experiment and identify the next one? - Can you start this experiment sooner? - Can we run the experiment together right now and observe the outcome? - What are you going to learn? - Create a habit of running experiments cheaply and swiftly. - Have a concrete time for the next cycle agreed upon. These ten questions are typically known as “*five* Coaching Kata questions” because the original, first version of those questions did not cover the reflection questions, and the first two learning questions are typically listed as one.