#AskSensei Webinar

What if you could ask a former factory manager from Toyota anything about the Toyota Production System, motivating staff or managing the genba?

Join Shinka Management for this regularly-scheduled event and have your chance to ask former Toyota Factory Manager and Director Akinori Hyodo that one thing that could make the difference to your lean manufacturing journey.

This webinar discussion is run free of charge for the lean community – just register to attend and we’ll see you at our next discussion. During each event we will hear commentary from Sensei on a particular theme, prior to inviting sensei to field questions from our community. Participants are encouraged to submit a question at the time of registration or propose a question via chat on the day.

Lecture summaries from past events are available here.

#AskSensei Webinar Panel

Sensei | Akinori Hyodo

Host | Paul Smith

Host | Ben Sparrow

Eri Dennis Japanese Translator Interpreter

Host | Eri Dennis

#AskSensei Schedule

Events are run based on the following schedule to allow participation from different time zones:

Please be aware of daylight saving time (DST) if applicable in your city.

Each event is an hour in length, and registration closes approximately an hour prior to commencement. An invitation with a link to join on the day will be sent to your inbox prior to the webinar. Participation is free.

Up-coming Events and Registration

Please follow the links below to check day and time in your local time zone, and to register to attend via Zoom. Please note that the date below is given based on Tokyo local time and may be different depending on your location.

Date/Time	Event
4 Aug 2021	#AskSensei Webinar - Event 54 \| Feature - Hoshin Kanri
11 Aug 2021	#AskSensei Webinar - Event 55 \| Feature - Benchmarking
19 Aug 2021	#AskSensei in Spanish – Event 6 \| Feature - Hyodo Sensei's First Years at Toyota

You will receive an email with access details for a Zoom-based webinar prior to the event. By registering, you agree to receive event notices regarding #AskSensei and other Shinka Management events. You can opt out of these communications at any time.

Submitting Questions

Participants are encouraged to submit questions for Sensei during the registration process and during the live event.

Due to time constraints, only a small number of the questions submitted can be addressed during any given event, and the organizers will prioritize those questions that are expected to have the widest appeal or are up-voted during the event.

In submitting questions you give permission for the event hosts to read your question during the webinar together with your name and affiliation. This information may also be included in transcripts of the webinar.

Contact and Queries

Please submit general queries or suggestions regarding the #AskSensei Events via our Contact Form.

Questions for our panelists can only be submitted at the time of registration or during each event.

Please note that most technical issues relating to the use of Zoom Webinar can be resolved through a simple Google Search or through accessing the Zoom Help Center. Please refrain from contacting us with questions of a technical nature.