Level 1
In discoveryDiagnostic
Uncertainty
Problem framing, an alternative and prior-art scan where appropriate, feasibility risks and a bounded test plan.
- Non-confidential to start
- Written test plan you can take anywhere
- Not legal or patent advice
FORGE Lab · R&D · In discovery
Test the hard problem before you spend heavily on it.
FORGE is KytherIQ’s research and development practice for technically uncertain problems: feasibility, simulation, prototypes and invention validation, each with a written test plan and a go / no-go decision. FORGE is in discovery and taken on by conversation, not sold off the shelf.
How a FORGE engagement runsStop at any gate
- 1DiagnosticFrame the problem, scan alternatives, write the test plan.
- ✓Go / no-goIs it worth testing? A written answer either way.
- 2Feasibility sprintOne bounded question: simulation, architecture or a first proof.
- ✓Go / no-goDecided on evidence, not optimism.
- 3PrototypeA working artifact against a written definition of done.
Each level is scoped and approved on its own. Nothing rolls into the next level without your written go-ahead.
Three levels
Bounded at every level.
Each level has its own written scope, a definition of done and a stopping point. You never fund the next level by accident.
Level 2
In discoveryFeasibility Sprint
Uncertainty
Rapid technical validation, architecture, simulation or a first proof before a larger build.
- Bounded question, bounded time
- Architecture or simulation output
- Go / no-go with evidence
Level 3
In discoveryPrototype / R&D
Uncertainty
A bounded working prototype, built against a written definition of done and billed by milestone.
- Working artifact, not slides
- Written definition of done
- Milestone billing
What FORGE is for
Inventors, small software founders, and operators with an unusual technical question.
- Is this idea worth money before I spend it?
- Can this be simulated, modeled or prototyped without the full build?
- Which of three approaches survives contact with real constraints?
- What does a bounded first version actually need to do?
FORGE boundary
FORGE can help test a technical idea. It does not provide patentability opinions, legal advice, guaranteed funding, guaranteed licensing income, regulated engineering sign-off or certification. When you need a patent attorney or agent, you hire them directly.
Do not send confidential invention details through a web form or email. Every engagement starts with the high-level problem, non-confidentially.
Bring the hard problem.
Start with a conversation. If the honest answer is “do not build this”, that is what you get.