So it sounds like part of your theory of change for your work is getting opportunities to test out innovations related to better decision-making practices and generating examples of these working, in order to inform other efforts to improve decision-making which are perhaps higher stakes in a direct sense?
A part of it, definitely. At the same time, there are other projects that may not offer much opportunity for innovation but where I still feel I can make a difference because I happen to be good at the thing they want me to do. So a more complete answer to your original question is that I choose and seek out projects based on a matrix of factors including the scale/scope of impact, how likely I am to get the gig, how much of an advantage I think working with me would offer them over whatever the replacement or alternative would be, how much it would pay, the level of intrinsic interest I have in the work, how much I would learn from doing it, and how well it positions me for future opportunities I care about.
Thanks for the answer :)
So it sounds like part of your theory of change for your work is getting opportunities to test out innovations related to better decision-making practices and generating examples of these working, in order to inform other efforts to improve decision-making which are perhaps higher stakes in a direct sense?
A part of it, definitely. At the same time, there are other projects that may not offer much opportunity for innovation but where I still feel I can make a difference because I happen to be good at the thing they want me to do. So a more complete answer to your original question is that I choose and seek out projects based on a matrix of factors including the scale/scope of impact, how likely I am to get the gig, how much of an advantage I think working with me would offer them over whatever the replacement or alternative would be, how much it would pay, the level of intrinsic interest I have in the work, how much I would learn from doing it, and how well it positions me for future opportunities I care about.