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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Musk, who typically posts between 50 and 100 tweets per day, is taking the bottom-up approach by letting foot soldiers supply suggestions that get seen — and acted on — by his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
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Neal Rothschild, Axios, 8 Feb. 2025
These efforts fill any gaps left by shifting national policies and demonstrate the extraordinary potential of bottom-up climate leadership.
—Thais Lopez Vogel, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2025
Ultimately, Satoshi’s most significant legacy was demonstrating that a new type of architecture was possible and that bottom-up experimentation could revive innovation, not just in financial services but across a broad spectrum of digital platforms.
—Christian Catalini, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
To make up for the shortcomings of the I.C.C. and the ad-hoc tribunals, lawyers in Europe and elsewhere have increasingly turned to a legal principle known as universal jurisdiction, which empowers national courts to prosecute offenders in a more bottom-up and decentralized way.
—Annie Hylton, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
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Neal Rothschild, Axios, 8 Feb. 2025
These efforts fill any gaps left by shifting national policies and demonstrate the extraordinary potential of bottom-up climate leadership.
—Thais Lopez Vogel, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2025
Ultimately, Satoshi’s most significant legacy was demonstrating that a new type of architecture was possible and that bottom-up experimentation could revive innovation, not just in financial services but across a broad spectrum of digital platforms.
—Christian Catalini, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
To make up for the shortcomings of the I.C.C. and the ad-hoc tribunals, lawyers in Europe and elsewhere have increasingly turned to a legal principle known as universal jurisdiction, which empowers national courts to prosecute offenders in a more bottom-up and decentralized way.
—Annie Hylton, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Bottom-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottom-up. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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