Mark Walker at 2013-03-14 15:51:58:
I am hopefully that flexibility is something I can manage! I work in medical research and we often spend time with researchers developing research proposals from poorly conceived ideas to ethically sound protocols....but it can be a hard road. And, in the same way as with a screenplay, if the researchers are not willing to listen to advice, they will find the path to final product is a long, winding and often painful road to negotiate.
I hope that this experience will help me understand that need for flexibility and how important external feedback is.