Riddles
I have keys but no locks, space but no room. You can enter, but you cannot go outside. What am I?
A Keyboard
The largest planet in our solar system.
Jupiter
Australia
Canberra
What do you call the discrepancy between the number of companies announcing adoption and those successfully using the technology?
Implementation Gap
What is the first stage of the hype cycle called?
Innovation Trigger
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps
Chemical Symbol of Gold
Au
Canada
Ottawa
Explain the bandwagon effect
An adopter receives an increased value because others adopt the same technology
What is the second stage of the hype cycle called?
Peak of inflated Expectations
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
An echo
The year the Berlin Wall fell
1989
Switzerland
Bern
List the 4 stages of the innovation wave complex
Attention, Adoption, Implementation & Value
What is the third stage of the hype cycle called?
Trough of Disillusionment
I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
This country has the most time zones in the world.
France (Because of the oversea territories)
Brazil
Brasilia
What is a management fashion (or fashion bubble)?
Temporary collective beliefs that a management technique is at the forefront of rational business practice
Slope of Enlightenment
I have cities but no houses, rivers but no water, and roads but no cars. What am I?
A map
This is the only letter that does not appear in the periodic table.
J
South Africa
Cape Town
What is value added?
In the IT innovation wave complex, this curve typically peaks last among attention, adoption, implementation and value
What is the fifth stage of the hype cycled called?
Plateau of Productivity