Deliberately build a shared vocabulary of effective terms

How many ideas are in the title?
 There are two separate ideas in the title:
1. The first is to deliberately build a shared vocabulary
2. The second is to build a vocabulary of very specific terms that represent effective ways of working.

Why is a shared vocabulary useful?
It quickly communicates the intention of the speaker and the listener quickly understands what's being communicated.
 What's a more effective way of saying "terms that represent effective ways of working"?
Say ewow words instead; the word ewow stands for effective ways of working.

What is the take-away from this post?
The thing to do then is as follows:
1. Identify an effective way of working from studying cases where it has been used.
2. Associate an ewow term with the identified effective way of working
3. Use the ewow term individually and in groups and communities

Other open questions:
What are cases of shared vocabulary contributing to success?
- I'd imagine in highly specialized activities e.g. surgical rooms or air traffic control
What are cases of not using shared vocabulary contributing to failure?
- Cases of failure from misunderstanding - would a shared vocabulary have helped?
What are cases of using ewow words contributing to success?
- I'd look for highly effective teams with some ewow terms e.g. extreme programming practices?
What are cases of not using ewow words contributing to failure?
- Need some work here.

To engage, ask not tell

To engage, ask, not tell

In a recent forum, I posted info on commitment strategies with related links thinking that it will be of value to fellow readers. However, few readers viewed the post.

The lesson is that framing what I know as a question draws people in and engages people. Simply telling people what I know will simply elicit a "Hmmm." response. If I write as if I already know all the answers, what incentive is there for others to participate?

Furthermore, posing questions opens up the discussion, draws more interesting perspectives and perhaps everyone will gain deeper insight that way.

More specifically, instead of stating what I know about commitment strategies, I could have instead posed what I know by asking if what I know is valid. That would invite others to participate and join in the conversation.

To engage, ask, not tell.