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For the organisational form, I've heard "never invent here."

Wikipedia says "proudly found elsewhere" or "invented elsewhere" are commonly used. I've heard the latter one before.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_invented_here

Neither of those are quite strong enough, I think. Some organisations have a great reluctance to build anything new even when there's a clear need. Hence never invent.

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