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Thanks.
My own usual practice when using a phrase I've coined (or think I've coined) is to reference it with "what I call", to indicate that this is a (possibly) non-standard or novel useage. That's a practice I've encountered by numerous others in writing, and serves both to claim credit and give notice to the reader that the usage may not be widespread.
Some examples appear in my HN history: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...
And if it's not clear what the phrase means, then yes, giving a brief definition or noting its inspiration can be quite useful.
Now that you've clarified all of that ....
I'm not sure "power phase" does much here. Or maybe that it doesn't do what you'd like it to do.
You wrote:
"This is the second post I’ve come upon recently wherein it reminds you of the power of search; i.e. filtering on power phrases that may create combinations of thoughts and ideas otherwise never had."
The first part, "the power of search", doesn't rely on "power phrases" at all, but simply full-text search, a/k/a phrase search. (As opposed, say, to simply listing words which might be joined by AND or OR logic without respect to position within the string.)
The second bit, "create combinations of thoughts and ideas otherwise never had", gives more potency, but:
1. All language creates thoughts and ideas in the mind of the reader or listener at the initiative of the writer or speaker.
2. "Power" carries strong implications of coercion or manipulation. Themselves common practices in sales and marketing.
3. There's a room for the notion of inspiring or motivating or unlocking new thoughts in a discussion, and some of the more productive uses of "why don't you just" might land in this region. (The less-productive uses tend to display lazy thinking or ignorance.) The classic example (mentioned by someone else in this thread) is of the Gordian Knot: solving a complex problem by shifting the solution domain entirely. Again, "power' seems to me a poor choice here as it suggests to me merely increasing the effort as opposed to seeking a different route.
I'd look for a word with meaning more along the lines of "inspiration" or "muse" or "stimulating" or "unlocking".
Just my view.