forward thinking
Planning ahead mentally
Forward thinking describes the habit of anticipating future conditions and planning accordingly.
A forward-thinking company invests in emerging technologies before competitors do.
The trait suggests vision and adaptability: Her forward-thinking approach to urban planning included green spaces that wouldn't be appreciated for decades.
Often hyphenated when used before a noun: a forward-thinking policy.
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- big pictureOverall perspective on things
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- ahead of the curveAnticipating future developments
pioneering · proactive · anticipating · futuristic · future proof · trailblazing · ambitious · strategic · long term · planning · foresight · bold · cutting-edge · game changer · next level · horizon · tomorrow · breakthrough
- foresightforesight, precognition, futurology, premonition, forecasts
- mindsetsgrowth mindset, fixed mindset, mindset, abundance mindset, scarcity mindset
- old vs newclassic, contemporary, old school, new school, vintage
- planningplan, planned, planners, to-do lists, calendars
- long-term thinkingforesight, planning, strategy, vision, long term
- mental strategiesproblem solving, reasoning, concentration, memorization, brainstorming
forward thinkingbackward-looking
Oriented toward the past
retrospective · nostalgic · antiquarian · living in the past · old-fashioned
forward thinkingconservative
Cautious about altering customs
traditional · hidebound · reactionary · traditionalist · set in one's ways
forward thinkingshort-sighted
Poor at seeing consequences
myopic · shortsighted · narrow-minded · unimaginative · reactive
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