Disruptive Innovation

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Category: Strategy

Foundational Lexicongame changer
Executive Parlanceparadigm shift
Scholarly Discoursetransformative upheaval
Babel ZenithEnfant terrible
Origin: French
Pronunciation: /ɒ̃fɒ̃ teˈriːbl/

Etymology & Meaning

A person whose unconventional ideas shock established thinking.

In the Boardroom

Launching a product that makes entire industries obsolete.

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