Disruptive innovation

Definition

A type of innovation that creates new markets or value networks, eventually displacing established market leaders and products.

Etymology

Coined by Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen in his 1997 book 'The Innovator's Dilemma,' this term combines 'disruptive' (causing disturbance) with 'innovation' (new methods or ideas). It quickly became a Silicon Valley buzzword, though often misused to describe any new technology.

Kelly Says

Christensen's original concept was quite specific - true disruptive innovations start by serving overlooked market segments with simpler, cheaper alternatives before eventually overtaking established players. The phrase has become so overused that Christensen himself has complained about its dilution in business speak.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Disruptive Innovation (Disruptive Innovation)
Disruptive Innovation (Disruptive Innovation)
ARالعربية
الابتكار المفرط (al-ibtikār al-mufarṭ)
al.i.b.ti.kar al.mu.far.t
BNবাংলা
বিঘ্নকারী উদ্ভাবন (biggnkari uddhabôn)
bi.ɡn.ka.ri ʊd.dʰa.bon
CACatalà
innovació disruptiva
i.no.vɑˈsjoː di.s.rʌp.tɪ.vɐ
CSČeština
disruptivní inovace
di.s.rʌp.tɪv.niː i.no.ˈva.ce
DADansk
disruptive innovation
di.ˈzʌrp.tɪv i.no.vɑˈt͡sjoːn
DEDeutsch
disruptive Innovation
di.ˈzʌrp.tɪv i.n.o.vɑˈt͡ʃoːn
ELΕλληνικά
διαλυτική καινοτομία (dialytiki kainotomiya)
di.a.ly.ti.ki ka.i.no.to.mi.a
ESEspañol
innovación disruptiva
i.no.vɐ.ˈsjoːn di.s.rʌp.tɪ.vɐ
FAفارسی
تبدیل‌کننده نوآوری (tadbid-kārān noavāri)
ta.d.bid.ˈkɑːr.ān no.a.ˈva.ri
FISuomi
disruptiivinen innovaatio
di.s.rʌp.tɪ.vɪ.nen i.no.vɑ.ˈt͡sjo
FRFrançais
innovation disruptive
i.no.vɑ.ˈsjɔ̃ di.s.rʌp.tɪv
GUGU
વિકાસ (vikas)
vi.kas
HAHA
faduwa
fa.du.wa
HEעברית
혁신 (혁신)
he.v.shin
HIहिन्दी
विघटनकारी नवाचार
vi.ghatan.ka.ri na.va.cha.ar
HUMagyar
diszruptiv innováció
di.s.zʌrp.tɪv i.no.vɑˈt͡sjoː
IDBahasa Indonesia
inovasi disruptif
i.no.ˈva.si di.s.rʌp.tif
IGIG
nchebe
n.t͡ʃe.be
ITItaliano
innovazione disruptiva
i.no.vɐˈt͡ʃjo.ne di.s.rʌp.tɪ.vɐ
JA日本語
破壊的イノベーション (hakai-teki inobēshon)
ha.kai.te.ki i.no.be.ʃon
KKKK
қателер (katelier)
qa.te.lier
KMKM
ការប្រែប្រួល (kar praeb pruol)
ka.ra.prae.pru.ol
KO한국어
혁신적 혁신 (hyeok-sinjeok hyek-shin)
hyeok.sin.dʒek hyeok.shin
MRMR
चुकी (chuki)
t͡ʃu.ki
MSBahasa Melayu
inovasi perobah
i.no.ˈva.si pe.ro.bah
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲမှု တူးဖော် (pyaing le shmu tu pho)
pja.ing le. shmu tu.pho
NLNederlands
disruptive innovatie
di.ˈzʌrp.tɪv i.no.ˈva.tɪe
NONorsk
disruptive innovasjon
di.ˈzʌrp.tɪv i.no.va.s.jɔn
PAPA
ਖ਼ਰਾਬੀ (kharabi)
kha.ra.bi
PLPolski
innowacja dysrupcyjna
i.no.ˈva.t͡sja dys.rʌp.t͡sja.n.ska
PTPortuguês
inovação disruptiva
i.no.ˈva.sɐ̃.õ di.s.rʌp.tɪ.vɐ
RORomână
inovare disruptivă
i.no.ˈva.re di.s.rʌp.tɪ.və
RUРусский
дируптивная инновация
di.rʌp.tɪ.vnaya i.n.o.vɐˈt͡sɪ.ja
SVSvenska
disruptive innovation
di.ˈzʌrp.tɪv i.no.vɑˈt͡sjoːn
SWKiswahili
uboreshaji wa ubunifu
u.bo.re.ʃa.dʒi wa u.bu.ni.fu
TAதமிழ்
புரட்சிகர புதுமை (puratchi kar puramai)
pu.rat.si.ka.ra pu.tu.mai
TEతెలుగు
విప్లవకరమైన నూనతనం (viplavakaramāi nūnutanam)
vi.pla.va.ka.ra.ma.iː nu.nu.ta.nam
THไทย
นวัตกรรมการทำลาย
no.wat.karn ka.tam.lai
TLTL
pagkagambal na pagbabago
pa.ɡka.gam.bal na pa.ɡba.ba.go
TRTürkçe
disruptor inovasyonu
di.s.rʌp.tɔr i.no.va.ˈsjɔn.u
UKУкраїнська
дируптивна інновація
di.rʌp.tɪ.v.na i.n.o.vɐˈt͡sɪ.ja
URاردو
خراب (kharab)
kha.rab
VITiếng Việt
sự đổi mới phá vỡ
su. doi. moi. pha. vo. re
YOYO
àwọn ìṣẹ̀
a.wọn i.ʃe
ZH中文
颠覆性创新 (diānfùxìng chuàngxīn)
djan.fu.xɪŋ t͡ʃuɑŋ.xin
ZUZU
ukuthi
u.ku.thi

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