How the tech world shifted from predictable rhythms to a breakneck pace — and what it means for us all
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If you are one of the few who entered the tech industry in the early 2000s, the office was a very different place.
Team meetings were planned, and folks invariably showed up on time, with some even arriving late.
The IT revolution had arrived, but it had to dance to our human pace!!
Deadlines, well, how should I put it, often stretched across months. Tech professionals who stayed with a particular project or client for too long frequently became a fixture: experienced, respected, but sometimes immovable.
An expert or a savant on an account would not necessarily know the technology itself, but a lot about how the client functions, which meant the people, the culture, and the key stakeholders to influence. This gave them power and helped with their upward mobility.
The years between 2005 and 2020 in the technology industry evoke a strange nostalgia.
The first iPhones illuminated our world, cloud computing took shape, and social media began weaving itself into the fabric of our society.
Yet, compared to the breakneck changes we’re navigating now, post 2020, those years almost feel leisurely, glacial, even.
What changed, and what does the current tidal wave of innovation mean for us?