Comments on: I’m a visionary, get me out of here http://www.colin-beveridge.com/index.php/im-a-visionary-get-me-out-of-here/ joined-up management for a joined-up world ™ by Colin Beveridge Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Greg Peachey http://www.colin-beveridge.com/index.php/im-a-visionary-get-me-out-of-here/comment-page-1/#comment-22600 Greg Peachey Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:33:32 +0000 http://www.colin-beveridge.com/?p=2929#comment-22600 What we need is a level playing field for ideas, so that the BEST ideas will go forward - not those of the best connected or those who shout the loudest. To level that playing field happens to be my mission in life. I believe we need a forum where people can discern and vote on ideas, WITHOUT knowing who is behind them. * * * The visions we must not cut are those that can get us out of the current mire! Greg What we need is a level playing field for ideas, so that the BEST ideas will go forward – not those of the best connected or those who shout the loudest.

To level that playing field happens to be my mission in life.

I believe we need a forum where people can discern and vote on ideas, WITHOUT knowing who is behind them.

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The visions we must not cut are those that can get us out of the current mire!

Greg

]]> By: Mike http://www.colin-beveridge.com/index.php/im-a-visionary-get-me-out-of-here/comment-page-1/#comment-10393 Mike Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:07:37 +0000 http://www.colin-beveridge.com/?p=2929#comment-10393 Lets do a quick summary - I have a vision - How do I turn this vision into reality? - Firstly - it has to be advantageous to the politicians in whose sphere this operates or influences - a vision without payback to role players will stay a vision.. (Politicians - people who have the power to make things either happen or not.) - Secondly - do I have the ability to drive through this vision or have access to a group or leader with enough ability and need to seen this turned to reality. - Thirdly - what resources are needed - sometimes, especially in our current economic climate visionaries are seen as luxury, an expense which can be cut until we have space to breathe again. Who is an example of a visionary - Bill Gates - started a college kid playing with some OS'es - now he is driving a major humanitarian effort - visionary? Scott McNealy - similar - built stuff that people wanted at the right time - but inertia caught up with him. Sometimes the vision is hard to sustain. Jonathan Swartz - ex. CEO of Sun Microsystems - he acted like a visionary but his ideas did not fly - maybe the future we will see him as a real visionary - (but not now). Lets do a quick summary
- I have a vision
- How do I turn this vision into reality?
- Firstly – it has to be advantageous to the politicians in whose sphere this operates or influences – a vision without payback to role players will stay a vision.. (Politicians – people who have the power to make things either happen or not.)
- Secondly – do I have the ability to drive through this vision or have access to a group or leader with enough ability and need to seen this turned to reality.
- Thirdly – what resources are needed – sometimes, especially in our current economic climate visionaries are seen as luxury, an expense which can be cut until we have space to breathe again.

Who is an example of a visionary –
Bill Gates – started a college kid playing with some OS’es – now he is driving a major humanitarian effort – visionary?
Scott McNealy – similar – built stuff that people wanted at the right time – but inertia caught up with him. Sometimes the vision is hard to sustain.
Jonathan Swartz – ex. CEO of Sun Microsystems – he acted like a visionary but his ideas did not fly – maybe the future we will see him as a real visionary – (but not now).

]]> By: Brad DePasse http://www.colin-beveridge.com/index.php/im-a-visionary-get-me-out-of-here/comment-page-1/#comment-10364 Brad DePasse Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:06:09 +0000 http://www.colin-beveridge.com/?p=2929#comment-10364 The answer is quite simple… Whether or not that Visionary is trapped or liberated is determined by their ability to communicate that vision! You are Liberated by finding the right resources, bringing those resources around the same table so each has a stake in it and watching your vision become reality OR be Trapped by the very same thoughts because you cannot connect to the aforementioned resources and sustain the relationships necessary to bring it to pass. The only thing I know that would cause the latter outcome is pride. Pride in realizing no great vision comes to pass because of one person's idea but is shaped and molded by all of those involved. Much like the concept of leadership, which really is a form a servitude - a servant to the Vision flowing though the Visionary, the path illuminated 1 step at a time. The vision stops when communication stops, and so therefore all successful visionaries you will find are good communicators first. The answer is quite simple… Whether or not that Visionary is trapped or liberated is determined by their ability to communicate that vision! You are Liberated by finding the right resources, bringing those resources around the same table so each has a stake in it and watching your vision become reality OR be Trapped by the very same thoughts because you cannot connect to the aforementioned resources and sustain the relationships necessary to bring it to pass. The only thing I know that would cause the latter outcome is pride. Pride in realizing no great vision comes to pass because of one person’s idea but is shaped and molded by all of those involved. Much like the concept of leadership, which really is a form a servitude – a servant to the Vision flowing though the Visionary, the path illuminated 1 step at a time. The vision stops when communication stops, and so therefore all successful visionaries you will find are good communicators first.

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