integrated thinking
nounUK /ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡreɪ.tɪd ˈθɪŋ.kɪŋ/
US /ˈɪn.t̬ə.ɡreɪ.t̬ɪd ˈθɪŋ.kɪŋ/
Thinking that puts different ideas together to understand the whole picture.
Integrated thinking helped the team see how the new playground would affect the garden, the path, and the children.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A business approach that considers how a company's choices affect money, people, and the environment together.
The report used integrated thinking to explain how saving energy also saved money.
3. A way of learning that links ideas from different school subjects.
Her project on water used integrated thinking by mixing science, geography, and art.
4. The habit of combining feelings, facts, and values before making a decision.
Integrated thinking stopped him from choosing only what was fastest and made him think about what was fair.