The Mission of Technology Cycles Org

The Technology Cycles Org’s Mission is to provide not only the most accurate, curated information but also to provide reference information that is available nowhere else on the web.

The Five technology Cycles

The Five Technology Cycles

Steam engines, electricity, automobiles, computers, the internet—each followed the same two-act drama, complete with spectacular crashes, unlikely heroes, and eventual triumph. The history differs dramatically, but the dynamics and structure repeat like clockwork.

Carlota Perez discovered that every technological revolution moves through two distinct phases, separated by a dramatic turning point that often feels apocalyptic to those experiencing it firsthand.

Innovation cycles have gone completely “Hollywood.” There is now a metric ton of misinformation floating around the Internet. It may have been well-intended, but it is inaccurate. As a result, there has been some debate as to how many cycles have occurred. If you take the time to review the information contained here, there can be but one answer. Five.

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The History of the Models

Evolution of Technology Cycle Models

Innovation cycles have gone completely “Hollywood.” There is now a metric ton of misinformation floating around the Internet. It may have been well-intended, but it is inaccurate. As a result, there has been some debate as to how many cycles have occurred. If you take the time to review the information contained here, there can be but one answer. Five.

Technology Cycles Org’s Mission is to curate the content accurately.

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Cycles Reference Library

Technology Cycles Reference Library

A primary mission of Technology Cycles Org is to house as much curated reference information as possible. You will be hard-pressed to find another technology cycle website that houses more information on publications and technological innovations. If you don’t subscribe to Perezian modeling, you will still be able to find the reference data housed here. The technological innovations and improvements within the evolving technology ecosystem. I think Brian Arthur would be very pleased if he ever visited.

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The Economist Biographies

Technology Cycle Economist Biographies

The core “big four” economists who spotted the patterns. Then applied their gifts to building out the models.

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Three Decades in Big Tech

A Career in the Fifth Technology Cycle

The link explains how I came to apply Carlota Perez’s innovation cycles. I worked as an offerings strategist and development manager for over two decades at IBM.

Technology Depressions and Revolts

Depressions and Revolts

Every technology cycle has a major worldwide depression at the center of the cycle.

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More Relevant Today than Ever

The Relevance of Technology Cycles

With the Turning Point ground to a halt, the pain continues. Technology cycles are more relevant than ever. The political football, with Turning Point calling for a return to the golden age of the prior technology cycle, is why we have come to a complete halt.

In the prior two cycles, the horizontal and vertical infrastructure was built out. The construction required for the build-out of the digital infrastructure has many confused—global finance continues to chase the casino logic of investments that provide no productive value.

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