paradigm shift
Fundamental conceptual overhaul
A paradigm shift is a fundamental change in approach, assumptions, or underlying framework—the basic model through which something is understood.
The term comes from philosophy of science, where it describes revolutionary breaks from established thinking: The discovery of DNA was a paradigm shift in biology.
Now widely used, sometimes loosely, for any significant change in perspective or practice: Remote work represented a paradigm shift in corporate culture.
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- innovationCreating something original
- outside the boxBeyond conventional boundaries
- worldviewComprehensive belief framework
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
breakthrough · reconceptualization · sea change · disruption · turn · transformation · game-changer · turning point · epistemology · scientific revolution · awakening · wake-up call · quantum leap · anomaly · reframe · fresh perspective · mental model · thinking
- buzzwordssynergy, leverage, stakeholder, scalable, actionable
- changechange, flux, transformation, metamorphosis, alteration
- clichescliche, platitude, bromide, tired phrase, worn phrase
- innovationinnovation, invention, innovative, innovate, breakthrough
- office jargonsynergy, circle back, touch base, deep dive, action item
- breakthrougheureka, aha moment, epiphany, revelation, realization
paradigm shiftstatus quo
Existing condition of affairs
tweaking · fine-tuning · modification · tinkering · refinement
paradigm shiftcontinuity
Uninterrupted progression or coherence
stasis · stability · status quo · tradition · conservatism
shift, shifted, shifting, paradigm, shifts, shiftiness, paradigmatic, paradigms, unshifted