Pursuing new initiatives within a large organization and the effectiveness with which you achieve those new initiatives is similar to swimming in a pool...
1. You can swim the lap lanes with everyone else, but these will potentially be crowded - you might have to wait to even get in the pool; and your speed and overall results will be determined by your swimming ability compared to everyone else. If you are a new swimmer you probably won't place, let alone come in first.
2. You can swim under the surface - this will allow you to pursue the initiative without attracting attention, but your speed will likely be hindered, and you will eventually have to come up for air - people might wonder what you have been doing / where you came from.
3. You could ignore the "no running" signs and never enter the water - you will beat everyone to the other end of the pool if you don't slip up, but you might get yelled at, or even kicked out of the pool altogether. People might wonder why "you're not wet like everyone else."
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