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I was thinking about what the next generation of technologist is going to look like. Not in terms of physical attributes, but in terms of behavior and thought. How are they going to act in a way that differentiates them from the herd. What truly makes them different in a world where education and intelligence is not as hard to come by?

To me what makes the Larry Ellison (Oracle) and Steve Jobs (Apple) different from the average CEO is a vision of the future. It seems that today trying to find someone who is Creative and Intelligent is an easy task. Trying to find someone Creative, Intelligent and Passionate is a little harder but not impossible. When you add Vision to the mix of personality traits is when the differentiation happens.

Vision of the future is something that man kind has always been after. There have been mystics, shaman and many figures across time and culture that have claimed to see the future. While I am a skeptic of humans ability to foresee the future, I do think that there are people who’s brains work in a different manor. I believe that there are people who have an understanding and intuition of behavior that can be pretty accurate.

I have found through out my career that there are a lot of Passionate, Creative and Intelligent people who cannot seem to figure out where to apply themselves. They need a leader with the plan that they are unable to create for themselves. Once a leader comes a long with a plan for the the Passionate, Creative, and Intelligent people find a successful way to apply themselves. When a leader comes along and can say, “we are at point A, we need to go to point B”, navigating to point B is an easier task. Its finding a good B that takes the vision.

I feel in the future that technology companies will continually need to hire Visionary leaders in their upper ranks to compete. They will need a plan for the future that is crafted by someone who has an idea of how that future might shape up. Companies with out a vision of the future will flounder because they won’t be able to produce parts of the foundation that society will need.

My advice is look for the people with the intuitive compass who have an understanding and ability to articulate their vision of the future.