Bill de hÓra discuss the terms Leverage and Lift as a way for engineers to suggest technical decisions, framing it to the potential impact on the organization. Lift can be: time saved, cost reduction, employees' happiness (e.g. eliminate tedious or error-prone work,) etc. - all worth guesstimating when offering your idea, and measure as you promote the initiative to validate the actual impact. As Senior ICs, speaking that language and presenting a strong case for Leverage and potential Lift can drastically increase the ratio of approved ideas from suggested ideas.