This week I became aware of a phenomenon that shows up in nearly every lab. It is known as the "blitz", short for "blitzkrieg" which in German is an amalgam of "blitz", lightning, and "krieg", war.
The blitz happens when we realize that a labster has hit a snag while working on an important project result. We usually notice the snag when we realize that something's been on our compadre's action design for awhile, and it is still not happening.
There is nothing wrong with this. The snag has occurred for one simple reason: the action is not a one-person action. When we realize that we realize that it is time to initiate an intense campaign. It is time to launch a blitz.
A blitz is when a pod, or even the whole lab, takes on the job and gets it done lickety-split, fast as lightning. Examples: setting up C's studio this weekend, A's garden planting party, tearing down D's wall, organizing three years of tax returns in a single afternoon. The execution is usually quite fun.
The blitz is possible because of two things, both equally important: a labster learns to ask for help, and other labsters learn how to radically make a difference on behalf of another's project.
