I will never forget the sixth day of my first cruise ever – aboard the Nomad Cruise going from Colombia to Portugal. Although the Gartner Hype Cycle is usually used for technology, I think it can easily be applied to the phases of experiencing something new or, in technical terms, becoming part of a new hype. The 'hype' in this example would be participating in a cruise conference with 135 digital nomads that you’ve never met before (a.k.a. firm Gartner Inc., the Hype Cycle can be narrowed down to 5 key phases:1 Innovation Trigger:This was the premise of Nomad Cruise. Last year, that city changed my life and now it welcomed the new me, the me I never imagined I'd become.

Source: Huffington Post June 18, 2017 17:26 UTC