Applications Invited for Exploration Co-Lab 2026 Cohort: Edges of Possibility

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About the Organization

Unearthodox is home to radical connection-makers and innovation facilitators. We are a collaborative, international ecosystem of open-minded individuals, driving societal change for nature and people to thrive together.

We strive to be inclusive, create equitable and diverse spaces, and facilitate both systems and futures thinking. We aspire to draw on a variety of backgrounds and experiences including innovation, strategy, ecology, sustainability, Indigenous Ways of Knowing, communication, journalism, policy, advocacy, facilitation, business, arts and the social and environmental sciences.

About the Program

Are you working on today’s nature-society challenges, while also reimagining the systems that caused them?

Join us for a 12-month journey that supports visionaries whose work doesn’t always fit into neat boxes, and more often than not, falls through the cracks. Edges of Possibility, the second cohort of the Exploration Co-Lab by Unearthodox, is a new model of support that encourages radical thinking and risk-taking, and offers deep allyship for innovators whose work flows across conventional boundaries.

Innovation is often associated with segmented approaches, speed, measurability, and scale. But the societal challenges we face are systemic, not isolated, and we know that systemic transformation demands slow, relational, and deeply contextual work. It requires new patterns of attention, through people willing to hold the questions differently. It requires experimentation at the edges of change, defining and redefining what is possible.

This type of work often falls outside of traditional support systems. And the consequence is significant: transformative innovations often remain invisible or under-resourced when they are most needed.

This open call addresses this directly.

We have created a space that supports ideas capable of radically changing the way we care for nature, including people, and we are looking for the bold leaders, the edge-walkers, the systems thinkers, who possess the capacity to navigate complexity. If you are challenging systemic barriers to conservation and exploring what could make our existing systems more just and regenerative, we invite you to apply for our 2026 Exploration Co-Lab: Edges of Possibility.

Benefits:

• Grant funding: CHF 10,000 to help move your idea into action.
• Access to a shared pool of up to CHF 60,000 in non-financial but tailored support, including:
• Peer learning and shared exploration: uncovering new pathways for radical transformation.
• Individualised coaching and expert guidance.
• Strategic positioning for yourself and your idea.
• Defining and measuring success.
• Systems and futures thinking.
• 12-month journey: Beginning in January 2026, join a cohort of innovators in an online environment dedicated to systemic transformation, connection, and wellbeing.
• Visibility and amplification: Your work will be showcased through Unearthodox’s communication channels, helping to expand your reach and impact.
• Community and collaboration: We practice deep allyship and will connect you with a global network of systems innovators, mentors, and network weavers.

Eligibility

This programme is designed for those who are curious, courageous, and deeply relational. Individuals who value participation, trust, and empathy, who think critically and creatively about the nature-society challenges of today and tomorrow, and who co-create new pathways for systemic change. This call is for you if:

• You are an innovator with an early-stage idea already in motion at the intersection of environmental and societal change, who is likely navigating uncertainty or actively shaping your direction.
• You are seeking a space for radical experimentation, interdisciplinary collaboration, a decolonised innovation ecosystem, and an environment where care (not profit) is the currency.
• You are in an active phase of ideation, research or experimentation, and you want to explore new ways of measuring change and success, and will benefit from customised support.

If this sounds like you, even if your journey has been quiet, messy, internal, or nonlinear until now, we invite you to apply.

We especially welcome underrepresented voices from the global majority and historically excluded communities. Edges of Possibility embraces diversity across age, gender identity, location, and background. The programme is conducted in English and open to all who share a commitment to reimagining systems for a just, vibrant, and regenerative future.

How to Apply

Applications Open 28 October to 25 November 2025

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