The takeover this week of the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group dedicated to the elimination of Israel demonstrates how much that vision has failed to materialize, in part because of actions taken by the administration.
Microsoft's investors have started to put the company on the clock, expecting its traditional software to thrive and pay for a grander vision that needs to materialize sooner rather than later.
While it is instructive, it is also important to note that much of this vision has yet to materialize.
A policy shift away from conventional biofuels in favor of next generation alternatives derived from non-food commodity crops like cellulosic materials, algae, and jatropha, among others, was intended to spark a renaissance in biofuels scale-up, but, at least so far, this vision has failed to materialize.
But if some of the most dazzling visions have yet to materialize, many technology experts continue to foresee a revolutionary role for MEMS.
That vision did not begin to materialize until the 1990s, long after he had sold his building.
Because by now it should be clear that Ford's adherence to his vision of the mass-market car and how to materialize that vision was instrumental in both his early success in growing Ford Motor Company as well as his later failure to respond in a timely and effective manner to rapid innovation in the marketplace.
Peña says Chile is leveraging its open, stable and low friction economy to become the tech hub for Latin America and put in place a host of measures to materialize this vision, including financial support programs, grants, competitions, mentor networks, and improved legal and procedural frameworks that make it easier to launch and run a startup.
I am blessed with amazing co-partners and supportive friends and family which have inspired me to materialize my vision.
Conversely, in the midst of demoralization over a plan at work that failed to materialize, the vision of your adorable granddaughter may pop into your head to put everything in perspective.
In this sense, some administrative staff expressed, with the metaphor of "very good seller, little doer", how his abilities were profitable for the group in the first phase, but not when the moment to materialize the vision had come: It is different.
