0 Someone who is forward-looking always plans for the future. --
1 planning for the future, esp. in a new or creative way --
2 considering future developments when making plans, especially in relation to using modern methods or equipment: --
a forward-looking company/organization My intention is to build a successful, highly forward-looking organization.
a forward looking approach/attitude/view They need a more forward-looking approach that emphasizes energy efficiency, conservation, and renewable sources.
3 showing what is thought will happen in the future: --
forward-looking indicators/information/statements The forward-looking indicators have pointed to a sharp slowdown in the economy.
Our index incorporates this proposal and rewards pension funds that run forward-looking stress tests (12).
Because it is quite difficult to estimate a state-space model with forward-looking behaviors, we just consider backward-looking behaviors in this section.
It is the result of another, equally fundamental, consequentialist assumption, to wit, that deliberation should be forward-looking.
Historians in recent years have emphasized the defensive reaction but have overlooked the forward-looking cross-currents.
The concessionaire is a forward-looking agent who 'mines' the timber in a single pass and seeks to maximize the net present value of logging profits.
Thus, on these accounts, while desert is a backward-looking determinant of the good, it is compatible with forward-looking theories of the right.
This indicates the existence of a relation between forward-looking behavior and individuals' willingness to make an active investment decision.
In case of shocks, the forward-looking wage adjusts to alleviate the impact and consequences of the shock.
