Let’s see how “let them do their own thing” worked out:
Picard — ok s1, abhorrent s2, had to be rebooted in s3
Lower Decks — found its niche audience
Discovery — squandered a great cast on absolutely horrible writing
Prodigy — found its niche but got canceled anyway
SNW — mixed bag, lots of good episodes, but then singing, dancing, muppets, fake Kirk, killed off a great character (Hemmer)
Sec 31 — aborted right out of the gate, couldn’t even wring a series out of the material
Academy — just looks like more Discovery
To me it seems like he’s just squandering Trek’s good name with his rudderless guidance. 3.5 decent series out of 7 isn’t that great of a batting average.