But it's a technology that may prove visionary.
Only time will tell if Johnson's plans prove visionary or too much too soon.
Stephen F. Bollenbach, the lead independent director of the Time Warner board, said of Mr. Bewkes, "Jeff is a proven visionary when it comes to navigating the digital landscape".
And Mr Benioff has turned from an ebullient salesman with a promising idea into a proven visionary who saw the potential for "on-demand" computing services delivered via the internet when most in the industry were still wedded to traditional software.Mr Benioff's vision was shaped at Oracle, where he worked closely with its boss, Larry Ellison.
It would be hard to imagine that Kim Dotcom, a proven visionary when it comes to internet entrepreneurialism, didn't see this shitstorm coming.
In a period of immense flux and unpredictability, Bush was buffeted by surprises, made mistakes he regretted, harbored doubts about himself and never proved a visionary.
Her focus on prevention and hygiene proved her visionary -- even by today's standards.
Arco's boss, unusually for an American oilman, agrees, declaring these to be "the last days of the age of oil".Sir John may yet prove a visionary.
In addition, companies selected as Technology Pioneers must demonstrate visionary leadership, show the signs of being a long-standing market leader – and its technology must be proven.
Lately, hundreds of independent game developers are bypassing traditional economic channels entirely, funding and releasing their passion projects through crowdsourcing venues like Kickstarter, proving creative visionaries can now get unprecedented support even from the traditional gamer community, many of whom are starving for new and exciting things.
