ground-up advancement
noun phraseUK /ˌɡraʊnd ʌp ədˈvɑːnsmənt/
US /ˌɡraʊnd ʌp ədˈvænsmənt/
Getting better by starting from the very beginning and building up step by step.
The team's ground-up advancement took years of small, steady improvements.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Progress that begins with basic skills and moves toward more complex ones.
Her ground-up advancement in math started with simple counting games.
3. Improvement that comes from ordinary people rather than leaders.
The park's ground-up advancement began when neighbors planted flowers themselves.
4. A rise that is built slowly from the base of an organization or system.
The company's ground-up advancement started in a tiny garage workshop.