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Lovely imagery!

One I was looking for ... unwise standardisation.

A team of contractors has been building houses: laying foundations, building walls, installing plumbing, wiring electrics, plastering, decorating and interior designing.

And then the foreman decides that everyone should use the same set of tools and methods, so that he can more easily compare everyone’s productivity.

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Let's add it!

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... All the contractors have to smuggle their own tools on site, and then do the work twice: once to get it done, and once to fit the foreman’s needs

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So much to connect here... 😀

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This is great, John. Good job with the analogies. Maybe you feel like you've wrote about real use cases enough, but it would be fun for you (or others) to input real life examples of each. Unfortunately, these may come off as complaints, though of course, our intent is to identify the problem for improvement. I started a table where I've added my own stories to each waste item, though I hesitate to share it publicly for the reason above 😄. Lmk if you want to check it out!

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My god! This is a masterpiece. Honestly, so good.

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Brilliant !! Right there is an idea for a B2B SaaS - help visualize product wastages! :) :)

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Loving it! Thanks!

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Love the metaphors.

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