BPAI-isms
The structured cadence of meetings, reporting, and operations - daily, weekly, monthly, etc
What is Rhythm of Business (ROB)?
The three fundamental design skills of the LUMA system.
What is Looking, Understanding, Making?
This Blonde Roast SKU is was named by a Canadian customer.
What is True North Blend?
Easily achieved goals or quick wins.
What is "low hanging fruit"?
Dancing is banned but some teens do it anyway
What is Footloose?
A regular Market Planning meeting where potential new coffeehouse sites are discussed and evaluated
What are Growth Strategy Sessions (GSS)?
A LUMA method for identifying things as positive, negative, or having potential.
Originating from the Asia-Pacific region, this roast is a favourite of Starbucks founder Howard Schultz
What is Sumatra?
The time, energy, or capacity to take on a task.
What is bandwidth?
An iceberg ruins a girl's vacation romance
What is Titanic?
A regular update that Ross sends on major happenings in CAN-US trade
What is Trump-date?
A LUMA method for sorting items based on similarity.
What is Affinity Clustering?
A newer addition to the Starbucks coffee lineup, sales of this coffee contribute to the CUP Fund.
What is Green Apron Blend?
To make a significant or noticeable difference.
What is "move the needle"?
A man befriends a volleyball
A co-created document between Starbucks and a Licensee to outline goals and measure performance.
What is a Joint Business Plan (JBP)?
A rapidly built model of a new idea that is meant to enable iteration.
What is a prototype?
This coffee has notes of citrus and chocolate, and was inspired by trailblazing women in the coffee industry.
What is Siren's Blend?
A question you might ask if you're trying to make sure something is worth doing.
Hint: Oranges
What is "is the juice worth the squeeze?"
A group of short friends walks for days to get rid of a piece of jewelry
What is The Lord of The Rings?
A short, set period for completing specific work
What is a sprint?
This system will be replacing our beloved MIRO effective September 2026.
What is Microsoft Whiteboard?
This coffee is our highest-selling LTO SKU each year.
What is Christmas Blend?
Attempting to do an impossible task or putting in too much effort.
What is "boil the ocean"?
A janitor solves math problems and then ghosts everyone
What is Good Will Hunting?