Nicholas GallWhile it’s great to talk about the "Peak of Inflated Expectations" and the Plateau of Productivity" what everyone wants to know is "When will this become extinct?" Unfortunately, Gartner’s Hype Cycle does not predict extinctions.
But not to worry, now there’s the Extinction Timeline:
Extinction Timeline: what will disappear from our lives before 2050
I think we should enter negotiations with the author, Ross Dawson, for adding extinction analysis to hype cycles immediately!
2 responses so far ↓
1 Loraine Lawson November 25, 2008 at 3:36 pm
I’m sad to see Cher and Google will outlive childhood.
2 Ross Dawson November 25, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Yes, I always thought that was missing from the hype cycle!
What is born dies…