Palimpsest

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

Category: Culture

Foundational Lexiconlayers of history
Executive Parlancerewritten surface
Scholarly Discoursemulti-layered text
Babel ZenithPalimpsest
Origin: Greek/Manuscript
Pronunciation: /ˈpælɪmpsest/

Etymology & Meaning

A manuscript with earlier writing still visible beneath.

In the Boardroom

Organizations with layers of past strategies still visible.

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