We do what I call a shotgun standup twice a week.

I hope that's not like a shotgun wedding. But anyway this sounds like a good idea more or less.

Even better if they scheduled it half an hour after the coffee shop opens.

Our stand-ups are always on and I think folks here forgot the idea of a stand up ... Nobody stands and so it runs a full half hour. I guess the time isn't as bad as it sounds because it is a massive system.