bottom-up
adjective
bot·tom-up
ˈbä-təm-ˈəp 
: progressing upward from the lowest levels (as of a stratified organization or system)
bottom-up management
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Leverage a top-down approach of identifying critical organizational capabilities today and in the future, as well as a bottom-up approach of creating them from current roles.
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Tonushree Mondal, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
This transformative plan focuses on bottom-up, regional economic planning to strengthen local economies and help communities deal with the affordability crisis.
—Aref Aziz, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
The external view is considered a bottom-up perspective.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
Likewise, bottom-up data can illuminate your early adopters, highlight current buy-in levels across departments or spotlight any existing resistance.
—Caitlin MacGregor, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Tonushree Mondal, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
This transformative plan focuses on bottom-up, regional economic planning to strengthen local economies and help communities deal with the affordability crisis.
—Aref Aziz, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
The external view is considered a bottom-up perspective.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
Likewise, bottom-up data can illuminate your early adopters, highlight current buy-in levels across departments or spotlight any existing resistance.
—Caitlin MacGregor, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bottom-up
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“Bottom-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottom-up. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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