Variations on Hype Quadrants.. no Magic Hype… no, Hype Cycle.. or is it Magic Quadrant?

By on April 1, 2011

Gartner introduced their Real (Magic) Quadrant:

gartner real quadrant

Not bad.  But let’s not forget the customers’ prospective. Welcome to the Magik Kvadrant:

magik quadrant

But perhaps most revealing is Phil Fersht’s Painsharing Paradox:

Painsharing Paradox

Enough of this quadrants, squres, cubes… let’s hype up some cycles.  Superseding the Gartner version, here’s the Wailgum Hype Cycle:

wailgum hype cycle

Not bad.  Still a bit complex.  I prefer the the simplified,  geekified, scobleized, oprahized, too-oh-ized version:

gartnerhypefun

There’s more.  But it’s coffee tea-time for me. Happy 1st! Smile

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2 responses to “Variations on Hype Quadrants.. no Magic Hype… no, Hype Cycle.. or is it Magic Quadrant?”

  1. Sam Lawrence
    Sam Lawrence April 2, 2011 at 1:14 pm |

    Awesome collection. Now if only there was an app for that. 🙂

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