Some of the best sources of inspiration for finding new and innovative ways of working come from outside the immediate field of work that one is engaged in. Project Management is no exception.

A new way, a new angle, with one’s own personal interpretive twist of applying a technique from one field into another is extremely satisfying on the creative level. Then, because there’s usually an institutional lag in adopting an improved technique, the immediate benefits can be all yours if you can find a way to apply it without having to wait for group buy-in. Once the group catches on, the individual advantage becomes dissipated as the innovation becomes part of expectations.

Until then, “Vive Le Lag!”