Workflow Map

Visual map of the 18-month plan: phases, gates, parallel streams, dependencies.

🗺️ The big picture — phases and gates

flowchart TB
    classDef phase fill:#1e293b,color:#f1f5f9,stroke:#0f172a;
    classDef gate fill:#fde68a,color:#1e293b,stroke:#d97706;

    P0[**Phase 0**
This week
Engage Tech Transfer]:::phase
    G0{**Gate 0**
Owner-of-record
confirmed?}:::gate
    P1[**Phase 1**
Foundations
Weeks 1–4 · May–Jun 2026]:::phase
    G1{**Gate 1**
TMs filed,
ICURe submitted,
NDA approved?}:::gate
    P2[**Phase 2**
Validation
Weeks 5–12 · Jun–Aug 2026]:::phase
    G2{**Gate 2**
Route hypothesis
confirmed,
1 KTP advancing?}:::gate
    P3[**Phase 3**
Commitment
Months 4–9 · Aug 2026 – Jan 2027]:::phase
    G3{**Gate 3**
KTP signed,
1 pilot in delivery?}:::gate
    P4[**Phase 4**
Build & Monetise
Months 10–18 · Feb–Nov 2027]:::phase
    G4{**Gate 4**
ARR ≥ £200k OR
pre-seed ≥ £500k?}:::gate

    P0 --> G0 --> P1 --> G1 --> P2 --> G2 --> P3 --> G3 --> P4 --> G4

→ Detailed gate criteria

🔀 Six streams running in parallel

flowchart LR
    subgraph A["A. IP & Brand 🛡️"]
        A1[Owner-of-record] --> A2[UKIPO clearance] --> A3[File UK TMs] --> A4[Examination] --> A5[Registration] --> A6[EU/US TMs]
    end
    subgraph B["B. Academic 📄"]
        B1[Trilogy V62] --> B2[Submit] --> B3[Revisions] --> B4[Published]
    end
    subgraph C["C. Discovery 🔍"]
        C1[ICURe Discover] --> C2[ICURe Explore] --> C3[100 interviews] --> C4[ICURe Mentor]
    end
    subgraph D["D. Partnerships 🤝"]
        D1[Outreach] --> D2[First meetings] --> D3[Pilots/KTP] --> D4[Signed]
    end
    subgraph E["E. Funding 💰"]
        E1[ICURe] --> E2[BridgeAI/RAi UK] --> E3[Sovereign AI £160m] --> E4[Multi-grant]
    end
    subgraph F["F. Standards 📐"]
        F1[BSI cold] --> F2[Observer] --> F3[Contribution] --> F4[Cited]
    end

→ Stream-by-stream task detail

🔗 Critical path — the must-not-slip chain

flowchart LR
    classDef critical fill:#fecaca,color:#7f1d1d,stroke:#b91c1c,stroke-width:3px;

    X1[**Owner-of-record**
Week 0]:::critical
    X2[**Trade-marks filed**
Week 4]:::critical
    X3[**NDA template approved**
Week 4]:::critical
    X4[**Commercial outreach
at scale**
Week 5+]:::critical
    X5[**ICURe Discovery
findings**
Week 16]:::critical
    X6[**Commercialisation
route decision**
Month 9]:::critical
    X7[**Vehicle
instantiation**
Month 12]:::critical

    X1 --> X2 --> X3 --> X4 --> X5 --> X6 --> X7

Read this: anything that drifts on this chain blocks downstream work. Treat as non-negotiable. → Detailed critical path with watch-outs

⏱️ Timeline view

gantt
    title 18-month commercialisation timeline
    dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD
    axisFormat %b %y

    section Phase 0
    Engage Tech Transfer       :a1, 2026-05-10, 7d

    section Phase 1 — Foundations
    UKIPO clearance + TM filings   :a2, after a1, 21d
    First 6 KTP outreach           :a3, after a1, 28d
    ICURe Discover application     :a4, 2026-05-13, 14d
    ICURe Explore application      :a5, 2026-05-20, 30d

    section Phase 2 — Validation
    100 customer interviews        :b1, 2026-06-08, 56d
    KTP applications               :b2, 2026-06-22, 35d
    Big-4 deck delivery            :b3, 2026-06-22, 14d
    Sovereign AI £160m consortium  :b4, 2026-06-29, 28d

    section Phase 3 — Commitment
    Sovereign AI submission   :c1, 2026-09-15, 30d
    KTP signed                :c2, 2026-10-01, 30d
    Big-4 pilot in delivery   :c3, 2026-12-01, 90d
    Spin-out incorporation    :c4, 2027-01-15, 30d

    section Phase 4 — Build & Monetise
    KTP delivery                  :d1, 2027-02-01, 240d
    Big-4 licence conversion      :d2, 2027-04-01, 120d
    PhD submission                :d3, 2027-09-01, 60d
    ARR ≥ £200k                   :d4, 2027-09-01, 60d

🎯 Right-now context

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