0 the act of thinking about and planning for the future, not just the present: --
We don't want to stifle creativity, innovation, and forward thinking.
1 thinking about and planning for the future, not just the present: --
The City has consistently shown an innovative and forward-thinking approach to providing services.
Forward-thinking architects focus on the long-term environmental impact of their buildings.
2 thinking about, planning for, or considering the future, rather than just the present: --
forward-thinking companies/businesses More forward-thinking businesses have realized that corporate events are only worth the investment if they make a measurable difference.
We therefore need a specific, in-depth debate, which will lead to forward-thinking decisions in accordance with our current needs.
From now on we shall be benefiting from the forward-thinking of my predecessors.
The memorandum was intended for the backward as well as for the forward-thinking management committees.
The more forward-thinking boards are already in the process of doing so.
We have provided the framework for right-minded and forward-thinking sports people to create a launching pad for sport into the 21st century.
That shows that the changes we are making go with the grain of the more forward-thinking parts of the professions.
Our proposal to privatise the tube network is the forward-thinking, radical step that will guarantee the service into the next century.
The prize was for a leading university which produced the best, forward-thinking possibility for robotics based on known technology.
