developing a way or means; finding a path forward
Used for actively creating or discovering a viable route, solution, or means to overcome a difficult situation. Often appears in business, career, or life contexts.
Many companies strive to develop new avenues even during a recession.
He sought to find a way forward in overseas markets.
Compound of 活路 (way out, means of survival) and 開拓 (reclamation, pioneering). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination is conventionally associated with creating new opportunities.