I presume it would have depended largely on the internal engine of the ODG. His motor-vation, if you will.
Forgive a bad analogy, but it's all I've got...
I earn my paycheck in a field in which success demands creativity within a rigid framework.
When I was young and scared and desperate to find firmer footing in my chosen field, I had to tackle all the different daily chores on my own. It was a mad scramble every new day - acquisition, inspiration, assembly, execution - all alone and all on deadline. But I was good. Consistency eluded me, but when I look back on my best from those early years, I'm stunned. And a little saddened by what I've lost.
Now, older and mindful of things like mortgages and blood pressure, I am surrounded by colleagues who specialize - one in each of the tasks I used to tackle on my own. We approach and tackle those daily deadlines together. And we are consistent. Consistency is now our cornerstone, as we unfailingly deliver extremely solid work. But when examined honestly on the basis of creativiy, rarely if ever do we crank something out that could nudge aside any of the best 10 projects of, say, the first 10 years of my career.
It's my problem, not anyone else's. But I can't imagine that I'm alone in finding that in the trade for the sanity that being a part of a team provides, a bit of useful edge is dulled.
Or not. Dunno. But that's what occurs to me.