Scientific ledger
Is the knowledge reliable?
- Hypotheses
- Methods
- Evidence strength
- Replications
- Negative findings
- Publications
- Datasets
- Patents
- Independent validation
Three ledgers
Measure the science, the business, and the bridge between them.
Each ledger answers a different question. A project can perform strongly in one and weakly in another.
Commercial ledger
Does the work create durable customer value?
- Customer value
- Gross margin
- Recurring revenue
- Concentration risk
- Support burden
- Runway
- Conversion of bespoke work into reusable products
Three ledgers
Can discovery move into responsible use?
The translation ledger prevents strong science from concealing a missing route to human benefit.
Translation ledger
Can discovery move into responsible use?
- Result-to-prototype time
- Prototype-to-pilot conversion
- Product ownership
- Regulatory pathway
- IP decision
- Licensing potential
- Reasons work did not translate
Keep the measures distinct.
Revenue cannot conceal weak evidence. Scientific interest cannot conceal a broken business. Discovery cannot conceal a missing route to use.
Science: Is the knowledge reliable?
Commerce: Does the work create durable customer value?
Translation: Can discovery move into responsible use?