I started with a strong opinion when I took this photo. The long green Starbucks coffee stopper felt like obvious waste. Five inches of plastic to plug a small hole? As a customer, my reaction was pretty clear: this should be shorter, like the ones used by other coffee shops near me. It felt like an easy Lean judgment call. My First Reaction: This Looked Like Obvious Waste From a Lean perspective, it was tempting … Continue reading The Longer Starbucks Coffee Stopper Is Obviously Waste… Unless It Is Not