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Disruptive vs Innovative - What's the difference?

disruptive | innovative |

As adjectives the difference between disruptive and innovative

is that disruptive is causing disruption or unrest while innovative is characterized by the creation of new ideas or things.

disruptive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing disruption or unrest.
    • Children who exhibit disruptive behaviour may be expelled from school.
  • Causing major change, as in a market.
  • * 2005 , Karl D. Schubert, CIO Survival Guide (page 222)
    • companies tend to lose their leadership positions to companies that enter the market with a disruptive technology or market change.

    innovative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Characterized by the creation of new ideas or things
  • Forward looking; ahead of current thinking

    • Synonyms

    * innovatory