The Vocabulary Problem

How Organisational Language Sabotages Clear Thinking

Update It's been more than 10 years since I posted a vocabulary for software development and the Antimatter Principle. I guess it's time for an update.

The Problem with Words

The words we use to talk about work aren't neutral. They smuggle in assumptions about human nature, power, and how organisations should function—assumptions that often lead us astray.

https://flowchainsensei.wordpress.com/2025/06/21/the-vocabulary-problem/

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