Are you a Visionary?

Often entrepreneurs are known for their visions. NRN, Premzi, Mukesh Ambani are to name a few of those visionaries in current arena. I asked myself 2 questions – 1. How different are visionaries from others, 2. What do somebody need to do to become a visionary in life?

Visionaries are the people who could see future. They probably have the best intuitive power. They tell you – what the industry may look like in 5 or 10 or 20 years down the line. I was thinking how people could make such judgments. I guess the essence lies in 3 things.

First, understand the pulse of current state of the industry. Second, understand the evolution of your industry [peep through the past] and forces behind such a change. Eg, if we look at software development in 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s we will get a lot of data points. Understand how and why changes took place between those decades. Third, understand the critical success factors for the future of the industry and the important change agents.

I believe based on these analysis, we will be able to make a good judgement about the future. There could be a different perspective altogether. You are welcome to throw your ideas.