forward-looking

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

forward-looking
    adj 1: ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had
           advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking
           corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?"
           [syn: {advanced}, {forward-looking}, {innovative},
           {modern}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

forward-looking \forward-looking\ adj.
   planning for the future; concerned primarily with the future;
   -- contrasted with conern for the immediate present or
   reacting to past events. {backward-looking}
   [PJC]

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