"Generalists like Hillman Curtis, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are becoming more and more uncommon." "Nobody cares anymore."
Where I am coming from this is certainly not true. At a small company I know they (still, traditionally) hand out copies of MTIV if you succeed for your internship. And I am coming from a school where you can also specialize in Experience Branding and Nathan Shedroff. A lot of young people want to become the next John Lasseter, _why or Kevin Kelly.
The names you are talking about are special though. They were pioneers, but not only because of their own merits but also because it was just the right time.
As for the field, I'm referring to new media design for entrepreneurs invested in high-growth ventures. As for luck or timing of Hillman's success, I think that "Energy finds its way to the right time and place". These pioneers created their opportunities. Specially in the case of Jobs and Curtis, because they reinvented themselves a couple of times.
Where I am coming from this is certainly not true. At a small company I know they (still, traditionally) hand out copies of MTIV if you succeed for your internship. And I am coming from a school where you can also specialize in Experience Branding and Nathan Shedroff. A lot of young people want to become the next John Lasseter, _why or Kevin Kelly.
The names you are talking about are special though. They were pioneers, but not only because of their own merits but also because it was just the right time.