Innovation is inherently disruptive - it changes the way the world runs.
Now that's not to say you need disruption to be successful (Buffett seems to have gotten to where he is by being extremely canny and fastidious), or that buzz-wordy disruption leads to innovation (and not just badly spent VC money).
How about Einstein, Newton, Ford or the Wrights?
Innovation is inherently disruptive - it changes the way the world runs.
Now that's not to say you need disruption to be successful (Buffett seems to have gotten to where he is by being extremely canny and fastidious), or that buzz-wordy disruption leads to innovation (and not just badly spent VC money).