What is the Buzz Word for 2021?
The stages of The Gartner “Hype Curve” always make me chuckle:
• Innovation Trigger
• Peak of Inflated Expectations
• Trough of Disillusionment
• Slope of Enlightenment
• Plateau of Productivity
Then there’s obsolescence but let’s ignore that for now!
Forrester has a similar curve and Mazlo had his hierarchy of needs. But with all these, a new phrase or Buzz-Word usually emerges. So, what will be ours in 2021?
The technology industry was obsessed with Digital Transformation and then Algorithms, but they have both lost their shine – so what will be the new pinnacle or self-actualisation. What word or phrase will lead us up the slope of enlightenment?
Everyone is trying to claim “Business Resilience” as their own. But I am going to stick my neck out and be more strident, forthright, and positive and create my own.
But I welcome suggestions:
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