Disruptive, disruptive, disruptive. It feels like you hear people say it all the time. But is it really necessary? We think people have gone a little overboard and started misusing “disruptive” to the point where it’s lost a lot of its meaning. Here’s a flowchart to help you know when to say “disruptive” or not.

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