Yet, what is startling in all of this, besides the fact that each and every one of them has had a profoundly disruptive impact on what was then the status-quo ante thinking of their time, is that such experiences are not typical of what we see today in large, mature organizations, where fresh new ideas are often so scarce.
None of the typical follow-up visits, no spec creative work where candidates offer up storyboards, ideas and filmstrips to give a feel for expected TV ads.