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A3 Problem-Solving Canvas

The Lean Competence version - one page, eight boxes, no slideware. The exact canvas we hand a team on day one of a sprint.

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WHAT IT IS

The A3 is a thinking tool, not a status report. This is the canvas we put in front of a team on day one - one page, eight boxes, enough structure to keep the thinking honest and not one box more.

It walks left to right: background, current condition, goal, root-cause analysis, countermeasures, plan, follow-up. The field guide explains what good looks like in each box, with a worked example from a real changeover sprint so you are not staring at an empty sheet.

WHAT’S INSIDE
  • The one-page A3 canvas, print-ready at A3 and US Tabloid
  • Editable source files: Keynote, PowerPoint and a ready-made Miro board
  • A six-page field guide walking through each of the eight boxes
  • A fully worked example from a real changeover sprint
  • Coaching prompts for the messy middle - root cause and countermeasures
FORMAT
PDF + editable (Keynote, PPTX, Miro board)
CONTENTS
1-page canvas + 6-page field guide
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May 2026
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