2019 - 08 - 05 - The Hype Cycles Innovation Trigger

There are five stages to the Hype Cycle, the innovation trigger, the peak of inflated expectations, the trough of disillusionment, the slope of enlightenment, and the plateau of productivity. Today I wanted to continue our talk about the hype cycle with a bit of a discussion about the first stage. The Innovation Trigger. What is the innovation trigger? And what should we do with technologies or innovations that are at the innovation trigger stage?