The phrase "disruptive force" refers to something or someone that causes significant changes or upheaval in a particular system, situation, or industry.
Sentences with «disruptive force»
«The growth of streaming is seen at this point to be the major disruptive force in the media landscape today,» he said. (nytimes.com)
Like most disruptive forces, today's competitive advantage is tomorrow's price of admission. (neotalogic.com)
In the world of mobile computing, HTML5 is a potential disruptive force to the current way of doing things. (crackberry.com)