It depends a lot on the idea in question. Aaron Schwartz wrote Theory of Change which is a good read.
To me, your example sounds like there’s a lack of thought about a theory of change. Even without taking over the project talking with the person who runs the project about the theory of change might make sense, especially when you understand better how the structures work.
There’s also a good chance that your idea just sounds good and has problems where you would need to understand the subject domain more to refine the idea or reject it.
It depends a lot on the idea in question. Aaron Schwartz wrote Theory of Change which is a good read.
To me, your example sounds like there’s a lack of thought about a theory of change. Even without taking over the project talking with the person who runs the project about the theory of change might make sense, especially when you understand better how the structures work.
There’s also a good chance that your idea just sounds good and has problems where you would need to understand the subject domain more to refine the idea or reject it.