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Business Briefing: we're overusing and underestimating 'disruption'

  • Written by Jenni Henderson, Melbourne Editor, Business and Economy, The Conversation
imageBusiness leaders don't have a crystal ball to predict future disruption but they can have a stake in it.www.shutterstock.com

“Disruption” and “disrupters” have become buzz words in the business community and are often used to describe any change or evolution in a sector.

However businesses shouldn’t dismiss it as a fad...

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