gradualist approach; build-up approach
Refers to a method of achieving a goal by accumulating small steps or components over time, often used in policy, planning, or project management contexts.
This project is being carried out using a build-up approach.
The government adopted a gradualist approach.
段階的 means 'step-by-step' or 'phased', emphasizing distinct stages, while 積み上げ方式 focuses on the cumulative building-up process.
漸進的 means 'gradual' or 'incremental', often used in a more abstract or formal sense, whereas 積み上げ方式 is a concrete method of accumulation.
Compound of 積み上げ (tsumiage, 'piling up; accumulation') and 方式 (hōshiki, 'method; system'). The term describes a methodology based on incremental accumulation.