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Some theoreticians -- namely Ulrich Beck , Anthony Giddens and Manuel Castells -- argue that we are located in the middle of a transformation or Transition from industrial societies to Post-modern societies. The triggering technology for the change from an agricultural to an industrial organisation was Steam Power , allowing Mass Production and reducing the argicultural work necessary. Identified as catalyst or trigger for the transition to post-modern or Informational Society is global Information Technology .