BPAI-isms
Human-Centered Design
What's Brewing?
Corporate Lingo
Movie Plots Poorly Explained
100

The structured cadence of meetings, reporting, and operations - daily, weekly, monthly, etc

What is Rhythm of Business (ROB)?

100

The three fundamental design skills of the LUMA system.

What is Looking, Understanding, Making?

100

This Blonde Roast SKU is was named by a Canadian customer.

What is True North Blend?

100

Easily achieved goals or quick wins.

What is "low hanging fruit"?

100

Dancing is banned but some teens do it anyway

What is Footloose?

200

A regular Market Planning meeting where potential new coffeehouse sites are discussed and evaluated

What are Growth Strategy Sessions (GSS)?

200

A LUMA method for identifying things as positive, negative, or having potential.

What is Rose, Thorn, Bud?
200

Originating from the Asia-Pacific region, this roast is a favourite of Starbucks founder Howard Schultz

What is Sumatra?

200

The time, energy, or capacity to take on a task.

What is bandwidth?

200

An iceberg ruins a girl's vacation romance

What is Titanic?

300

A regular update that Ross sends on major happenings in CAN-US trade

What is Trump-date?

300

A LUMA method for sorting items based on similarity.

What is Affinity Clustering?

300

A newer addition to the Starbucks coffee lineup, sales of this coffee contribute to the CUP Fund.

What is Green Apron Blend?

300

To make a significant or noticeable difference.

What is "move the needle"?

300

A man befriends a volleyball

What is Castaway?
400

A co-created document between Starbucks and a Licensee to outline goals and measure performance.

What is a Joint Business Plan (JBP)?

400

A rapidly built model of a new idea that is meant to enable iteration. 

What is a prototype?

400

This coffee has notes of citrus and chocolate, and was inspired by trailblazing women in the coffee industry.

What is Siren's Blend?

400

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?"

400

A group of short friends walks for days to get rid of a piece of jewelry

What is The Lord of The Rings?

500

A short, set period for completing specific work

What is a sprint?

500

This system will be replacing our beloved MIRO effective September 2026.

What is Microsoft Whiteboard?

500

This coffee is our highest-selling LTO SKU each year.

What is Christmas Blend?

500

Attempting to do an impossible task or putting in too much effort.

What is "boil the ocean"?

500

A janitor solves math problems and then ghosts everyone

What is Good Will Hunting?

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