I first heard of the hype cycle today - but it was mentioned in an article on microservices. An example of Synchronicity if ever there was one! <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Synchronicity" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Synchronicity</a><p>The Hype cycle seems to be a variation of Fisher&#x27;s Personal Transition Curve <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.businessballs.com&#x2F;freepdfmaterials&#x2F;processoftransitionJF2012.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.businessballs.com&#x2F;freepdfmaterials&#x2F;processoftrans...</a>