forward-thinking

[ fawr-werd-thing-king ]

/ ˈfɔr wərdˌθɪŋ kɪŋ /

planning or tending to plan for the future; forward-looking.

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Instead modernism became a style that was acceptable for “forward-thinking people”—not for communists, or socialists, or whatever.
How Jews Created American Modernism|Andrew Romano|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I think America has one of the most advanced, most forward-thinking marketing organizations in the world.
Yes We Can Still Market: Why U.S. Brands Remain World’s Most Valuable|Daniel Gross|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She ties with a forward-thinking lad named John, who refuses to marry any woman against her will.
‘Free to Be…You and Me’ Did Not Emasculate Men|Emily Shire|March 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It came to feel in some ways like a forward-thinking message that was liberating for a lot of members of those congregations.
‘Searching for Zion’: Emily Raboteau’s Hunt for the Promised Land|Mindy Farabee|January 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST

And in some forward-thinking nursing homes, older people are given privacy for sex with other residents.
This Just In: Seniors Screw Too!|Lenore Szuchman|August 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST