Have vision
A child sees more into the future than the parent. Having a better vision doesn’t necessarily mean climbing up the organizational ladder. One gets a new perspective no doubt but often going down to Ground Zero is required to understand what the real issues are. Having a Vision implies seeing what others don’t see. Many inventions of the 20th Century were pursued solely on the Vision of those who saw their potential. It was said that the TV had no future --- American families didn’t have the time to sit glued to a screen! American culture was active & outgoing. The forecasts for the computer were that barely some thousands would be needed by the year 2000. The market research forecasts for the Sony Walkman & the Polaroid camera were equally gloomy. But many times people have pursued visions which were just mirages. How then does one know whether a vision is right? The approach is to dissect the internal drives with the external realities. But then are market surveys not external realities? The answer is that one cannot research what doesn’t exist. One must be sensitive to feel the pain & needs of others even though they may not be expressed.
