forward-looking vs innovative

forward-looking and innovative both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
forward-looking	No	Yes	No	No
innovative	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, forward-looking and innovative are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of forward-looking include advanced, modern.

forward-looking (adjective)	innovative (adjective)
ahead of the times	being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
	ahead of the times