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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Shift the focus from top-down directives to bottom-up problem-solving.
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Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
An engineer by training, Su spearheaded a bottom-up redesign of AMD’s products, repaired relationships with customers, and rode the AI boom to new heights.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
But India has a rich history of agricultural cooperatives and bottom-up social organizing, says Chami.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2024
That bottom-up formulation has given leverage to the creators speaking to everyday players.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
An engineer by training, Su spearheaded a bottom-up redesign of AMD’s products, repaired relationships with customers, and rode the AI boom to new heights.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
But India has a rich history of agricultural cooperatives and bottom-up social organizing, says Chami.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2024
That bottom-up formulation has given leverage to the creators speaking to everyday players.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Bottom-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottom-up. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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