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Discover
Understand why it works.
Understand the objective, its mechanism (how it works), and the conditions, or what must be true.
Explore DiscoveryIdeas travel.
Opportunity is
shaped locally.
Localize This Idea™ explores business ideas from around the world that create livelihoods, make better use of resources, or open new markets for local skills and cultural knowledge. Co-Fox™ helps you understand why an idea works, then practice adapting it to the people, materials, and conditions of a different place. The goal is to learn from what works elsewhere and create opportunities that make sense locally.
A way to think. A way to practice.
From inspiration to
local possibility.
02
Transfer
Find what can travel.
Identify the underlying principles and what must remain true for it to work in a different place.
Explore Transfer
03
Adapt
Shape it for this place.
Turn the idea into a workable solution by adapting and adjusting it to fit the realities on the ground.
Explore Adaptbuild adaptive confidence
A fresh perspective.
A more useful question.
Meet Co-Fox.
Co-Fox helps you look beneath the surface of an idea. What problem does it solve? What must be true to achieve that result? What would need to change if it entered a new market?
Build the confidence to adapt an idea thoughtfully, using limited resources and information.
Get to know Co-FoxIdeas & Insights
Keep your curiosity working.
Inspiration
Cross Border Innovation
Inspirational stories and case studies of how innovation crossed borders and took shape in new places.
Explore the stories ↗
perspectives
Latest Thinking
Your next breakthrough may already exist somewhere else. Explore how ideas travel and become useful in a new context.
Read our first article ↗How Do You Think Across Borders?
What do you bring to an idea?
Discover how you spot opportunity, connect across borders, and turn insight into action. Nine questions. A personal starting point.
A place to begin