The term redoubt is derived from Medieval Latin as a âsecret place,â although by the 18th century it was a word used to define a specific type of military structure used as part of larger fortifications. Redoubts were mostly built in North America throughout the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
Center for Community Innovation. The Center for Community Innovation (CCI) nurtures effective solutions that expand economic opportunity, diversify housing options, and strengthen connection to place. The work of the center in 2013-15 focuses on equitable transit-oriented development.
DEFINITION of 'Disruptive Innovation'. A technology whose application significantly affects the way a market functions. An example of a modern disruptive innovation is the Internet, which significantly altered the way companies did business and which negatively impacted companies that were unwilling to adopt it. disruptive innovation is differentiated from a disruptive technology in that it focuses on the use of the technology rather than the technology itself.