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Destination Intelligence

Know What Is Hard About Every Destination
Before You Send Someone There

Difficulty scores, typical adjustment curves, top friction points, and partner integration ratings — built from real assignment outcome data, not surveys or cultural theory. Updated monthly as new assignments complete across the platform.

Not a Country Guide. An Assignment Intelligence Brief.

Six Data Points That Don't Exist in Any Other Product

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Difficulty Score (0–10)
Overall difficulty for a North American baseline, per destination. Per-domain difficulty for all 6 cultural domains. Computed from real completion rates and adjustment velocity — not academic cultural dimension indexes.
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Typical Adjustment Curve
Expected cultural progress at weeks 4, 8, 12, and 24 shown as a shaded range band (25th–75th percentile). What a new assignee should realistically expect at each milestone — not what HR brochure language says they will experience.
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Top 3 Friction Points
Specific cultural friction situations documented most frequently by assignees to this destination. Named in plain language — actual situations, not dimension labels. Updated monthly as new documentation comes in.
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Partner Integration Rating
A separate difficulty score for accompanying partners — independent of the employee score. Includes partner work rights summary (legally accurate, last-updated date shown), social integration challenge, and typical partner adjustment timeline.
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Your Cohort vs. Benchmark
For destinations with 3+ of your assignees: your cohort's actual adjustment curve vs. the benchmark expectation on the same chart. Private to your organisation — no other client's data is ever visible.
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Pre-Assignment Brief
On-demand: "Prepare for this destination" generates a specific 300-word brief for the planned assignment type and duration — what to prioritise in pre-departure, what to monitor at weeks 4, 8, and 12.

Built from Real Data, Not Theory

What 34 Completed Japan Assignments Know That No Academic Does

When 34 Canadian engineers have completed assignments in Japan and the platform knows their week-4 social domain score, their week-12 completion status, the specific friction situations they documented, and whether the partner was enrolled — it knows something about Canada-to-Japan assignments that no cultural consultant knows.

That knowledge is the Japan Destination Intelligence Profile. Updated monthly as new assignments complete. Labeled with data confidence (High / Medium / Low / Insufficient) so mobility managers know exactly what the numbers are based on.

  • Profiles computed from outcome data in the platform — not academic research or surveys
  • Monthly refresh as new completed assignments enter the outcome label database
  • Minimum n=5 before any profile metric is published — no false precision from small samples
  • Data confidence labels shown on every metric (High n≥20, Medium n 10–19, Low n 5–9)
  • Country context panel: partner work rights (legally accurate), stability indicators, healthcare quality
Destination Profile — Japan · Based on 34 Assignments
🇯🇵 Japan
Difficulty: 7.8/10n=34 · High
Domain Difficulty (Higher = Harder)
Social
91%
Language
88%
Workplace
72%
Family
65%
Healthcare
48%
Safety
22%
Avg Weeks to 70% Proficiency
Social: 14 wks Language: 18 wks Workplace: 9 wks
Top Friction: Indirect disagreement signals / Nemawashi consensus process / Camera-off meeting conventions

The Benchmark Database

Cross-Client Intelligence That No Single Client Can Build Alone

Every client contributes their anonymous outcome data to the benchmark pool. Every client receives access to the benchmark in return. No single client could accumulate enough assignments to produce statistically meaningful destination profiles on their own — but the platform as a whole can. The value compounds with every organisation that joins.

190+
Destination countries in the platform — no destination surcharges
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Minimum assignments required before any destination profile metric is published
Monthly
Profile update cadence as new assignment outcome data enters the label database
3
Top friction points documented per destination from real assignee experience, not cultural indexes

See the Destination Profiles for Your Assignment Mix.

We'll pull up profiles for your top 5 destinations and show how your cohort compares to the platform benchmark for each one.

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FAQ

Common Questions

Which destinations have profiles?
All 190+ destination countries. Profiles with n<5 assignments show as "Insufficient data" for individual metrics — those destinations are coached using the AI Mentor's real-time cultural knowledge rather than historical profile data.
How is the difficulty score calculated?
A weighted composite of average early return rate for this destination, average weeks to reach 70% proficiency per domain, and partner integration challenge score — all derived from platform outcome data, not academic research.
Can I see profiles for destinations I haven't used yet?
Yes. Destination Intelligence is a lookup tool for any country — useful for pre-assignment planning and programme design decisions even before your first assignee goes there.
Is the "Your Cohort vs. Benchmark" comparison private?
Completely. Your cohort's data appears only in your own Bearings dashboard. No other client can see your cohort's performance at any destination. Benchmark computations strip all identifiers before aggregation.
How do I access the pre-assignment brief?
"Prepare for this destination" button on any destination profile. Inputs: assignment type, planned duration, whether partner is accompanying. Output: a specific 300-word brief generated from the profile data and the assignment parameters.
What is in the partner integration rating?
A 0–10 difficulty score specific to accompanying partners at this destination, separate from the employee score. Includes partner work rights summary (legally accurate with last-updated date), typical partner adjustment timeline by domain, and the most commonly documented partner friction points.