Outward-looking

Quick meaning: Outward-looking is an adjective meaning Looking towards or thinking about other people, places, or things, rather than towards or about oneself.

Meaning

Looking towards or thinking about other people, places, or things, rather than towards or about oneself.

Example Sentences

The essence of the outward-looking developing strategy was to make use of the nation's comparative advantage in labor-intensive manufactured goods.

While the former had moved towards more outward-looking and export-led development strategies by the late seventies and early eighties, the countries of South Asia, by and large, continued to follow a more inward-looking strategy till the eighties.

The post-Bicentenary period also saw a shift in the emphasis the Australian film industry took towards production emerging from commercial trends in the Australian film industry seeking an outward-looking cinema that engaged with a globalized marketplace.

Don't count who's in the room before you begin—lead with these outward-looking questions instead: • What existing communities of people are we trying to serve and to support? • What existing organizations and groups in our community are potential stakeholders in this project? • Who then should be in the room?

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include outleading, projective, outward, egressive, onlooking, outbeaming.

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