Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to, causing, or produced by disruption.
- adjective Radically reconfiguring a particular field of business, as by implementing new technologies or a more competitive business model.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Causing or tending to cause disruption; rending; bursting or breaking through.
- Produced by or following on disruption: as, disruptive effects.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Causing, or tending to cause, disruption; caused by disruption; breaking through; bursting.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Causing
disrupt orunrest .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
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Examples
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"These days, market futurists and business wonks rarely have a meaningful economics discussion without using the term 'disruptive technology,'" observed McKay Coppins in Newsweek magazine last year.
Sean McManus: The Business of Life Sean McManus 2011
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"These days, market futurists and business wonks rarely have a meaningful economics discussion without using the term 'disruptive technology,'" observed McKay Coppins in Newsweek magazine last year.
Sean McManus: The Business of Life Sean McManus 2011
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These and other characteristics are discussed in a new book by Jeff Dyer, Hal Gregersen, and Clay Christensen the latter the father of the term "disruptive technology" The Innovator's DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators.
Gary Liberson, PhD: Networking for Innovation PhD Gary Liberson 2011
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These and other characteristics are discussed in a new book by Jeff Dyer, Hal Gregersen, and Clay Christensen the latter the father of the term "disruptive technology" The Innovator's DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators.
Gary Liberson, PhD: Networking for Innovation PhD Gary Liberson 2011
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"These days, market futurists and business wonks rarely have a meaningful economics discussion without using the term 'disruptive technology,'" observed McKay Coppins in Newsweek magazine last year.
Sean McManus: The Business of Life Sean McManus 2011
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"These days, market futurists and business wonks rarely have a meaningful economics discussion without using the term 'disruptive technology,'" observed McKay Coppins in Newsweek magazine last year.
Sean McManus: The Business of Life Sean McManus 2011
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The term "disruptive" is needed to explain the power of the innovation that follows it.
Tanene Allison: Feminism and the Powers of Destruction and Creation Tanene Allison 2011
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Whereas the word disruptive might generally be assumed as a negative, here it means something else.
Tanene Allison: Feminism and the Powers of Destruction and Creation Tanene Allison 2011
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Business School Professor known for coining the term "disruptive innovation," believes that one of his most enduring legacies will be an idea he first put forward in his 2003 book The Innovator's Solution: don't sell products and services to customers, but rather try to help people address their jobs-to-be-done.
Forbes.com: News Stephen Wunker 2012
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He makes an exception for what he calls disruptive companies such as eBay and Amazon. com that could benefit because of their locks on given businesses.
jeen0809 commented on the word disruptive
My sister is distruptive because she always bothers me when I'm studying and trying to concentrate.
March 22, 2007