A simple night at the movies turned into chaos for Jason when one well meaning suggestion about popcorn blew up his entire system. In this episode, he uses that funny but painful story to show how small changes in "how we do things" create huge variation, wreck habits and quietly destroy flow on your projects.
In this episode you will learn:
- How one change at the concession stand turned a clean, simple routine into a total mess?
- What Nicholas Modig's law of the effect of variation actually looks like in real life, not just in a textbook?
- Why "options" and one off exceptions feel helpful in the moment but multiply waste and stress?
- How broken standards around simple things create distraction, frustration and unintended consequences everywhere else?
- The direct link between extra popcorn in a theater and extra chaos on your construction site.
- Practical ways to protect your team from variation by tightening standards, simplifying choices and sticking to stable routines.
If your job often feels like juggling overflowing popcorn buckets while trying not to trip in the dark, this episode will help you see the real problem and what to do about it.
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