Knowing Without Words

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Philosophy

Foundational Lexiconunspoken understanding
Executive Parlanceimplicit knowledge
Scholarly Discoursetacit comprehension
Babel ZenithIshin-denshin
Origin: Japanese
Pronunciation: /iːʃɪn denʃɪn/

Etymology & Meaning

What the mind thinks, the heart transmits; tacit understanding.

In the Boardroom

The unspoken alignment between co-founders.

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