Xennial Memes
A five-level pyramid diagram titled "The Hierarchy of Innovation". Top: "Technologies of the Self" e.g., self-expression, identity management, pharmaceuticals, personalization, vanity. Next: "Technologies of Leisure" e.g., entertainment, mass media, consumer goods and services, athletics, travel. Next: "Technologies of Prosperity" e.g., systems of manufacturing, transport, energy, finance, communication, education,…

The Hierarchy of Innovation Pyramid, Maslow-Style

A Maslow-style pyramid ranking technology from survival up to vanity and self-expression, a thoughtful chart for Xennials who watched tech climb from needs to wants.

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A five-level pyramid diagram titled "The Hierarchy of Innovation". Top: "Technologies of the Self" e.g., self-expression, identity management, pharmaceuticals, personalization, vanity. Next: "Technologies of Leisure" e.g., entertainment, mass media, consumer goods and services, athletics, travel. Next: "Technologies of Prosperity" e.g., systems of manufacturing, transport, energy, finance, communication, education,…

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Hand-drawn diagram with "ORGANIZATION" in a cloud at the center and arrows to eight sketches: 1 "AS MACHINE" (gears), 2 "AS ORGANISM" (tree), 3 "AS BRAIN", 4 "AS CULTURE" (bottle, music notes, cake), 5 "AS POLITICAL SYSTEM" (pyramid: "SOCIOPATHS, CLUELESS, LOSERS"), 6 "AS PSYCHIC PRISON" (barred cell), 7 "AS CHANGE, FLUX" (waves), 8 "AS INSTRUMENT OF DOMINATION" (pistol). Caption: "The 8 Metaphors of Organization… Hand-drawn iceberg with a small boat beside it. A person on the boat says: "What say you first mate? O ideal days...?" Above water: "This Stuff..." with checkboxes "Level of Effort" and "Complexity". Below: "And... Other Stuff..." with 24 checklist items such as Multi-tasking, Handoffs, Approvals, Meetings, Morale, Compliance. Photo of a black letterboard in a shop window, with reflections of two people and a building. It reads: PRICE LIST. WE DESIGN EVERYTHING 500 EUR. WE DESIGN, YOU WATCH 800 EUR. WE DESIGN, YOU ADVISE 1000 EUR. WE DESIGN, YOU HELP 1500 EUR. YOU DESIGN, WE HELP 2000 EUR. YOU DESIGN, WE ADVISE 3500 EUR. YOU DESIGN, WE WATCH 5000 EUR. YOU DESIGN EVERYTHING 8000 EUR. A 5x5 grid of photos. Column headings across the top: DEVELOPERS, DESIGNERS, PROJECT MANAGERS, QA, SYSADMINS. Row labels down the left: SEEN BY DEVELOPERS, SEEN BY DESIGNERS, SEEN BY PROJECT MANAGERS, SEEN BY QA, SEEN BY SYSADMINS. Each cell shows a stock or pop-culture photo, such as a scientist, a toddler with paintbrushes, a man in a black turtleneck, a prisoner behind bars, and a cartoon man flipping the bird. Yellow diagram with black icons showing a loop of arrows. Text in order: More Equality, Boom!, Wealth Gap, Wealth Glut, Unemployed Lawyers, Elite Fratricide, Political Disorder, Reform? Icons include people toasting, a tiger, a lounging figure with a drink, a tornado, and raised hands. A flowchart on a green background with orange shapes. A large circle at the top reads "IS LIFE GOOD?" Below it, two diamonds read "YES" and "NO". "YES" leads to a circle reading "GOOD". "NO" leads to a circle reading "CHANGE SOMETHING", with an arrow looping back up to the question.

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