When naming something novel, the slingshot maneuver can be helpful.

· Bits and Bobs 7/7/25
  • When naming something novel, the slingshot maneuver can be helpful.
    • Name it based on what people know they want.
    • Then slingshot them to the thing they didn't know they needed.
    • That latter part only becomes clear once they've used it.
    • Meet them where they are to take them to where they should go.
    • Useful when you have a thing that is superficially like other things, but fundamentally better in a novel way.[gc][gd]