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Brainstorm freely.
Build the one that earns it.

Most ideas start in a brainstorm and many finish there, with the documents and pictures their goal needs. When one idea deserves a structured build, a project takes it through FORGE, IPGuru's five-phase method, run by the crew and guided by you.

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1. Brainstorm

Bring the idea to Nova and a panel of experts. Explore it from several sides, test it, and keep what is useful. Every account keeps four scenarios.

How brainstorming works

ANY GOAL

2. Choose where it goes

Learn, compete, launch, improve, raise money, crowdfund, share, license or protect. The experts, the scoring and the documents follow your goal.

See every outcome

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3. Build it as a project

When one idea earns it, turn the scenario into a project. Members start with Focus, Pro adds Observe, and a one-time grade opens the rest.

The five phases

Projects

The FORGE build

Five phases with a decision gate between each. Patent and trade-secret projects run end to end today. Other goals start from the same evidence base.

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Focus

PHASE 1 OF 5
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What happens

  • chatYou describe the idea in your own words; Nova asks the questions that make it concrete
  • crop_freeTogether you set scope and constraints: what is in, what is out, what cannot change
  • inventorySide ideas go to a named parking lot instead of derailing the project
  • call_splitStarted in a brainstorm? The scenario's work carries into the project wizard for you to review

What you get

  • check_circleA clear concept statement: what it is, the problem it solves, who it is for
  • check_circleNothing locked in; every detail stays open to discussion and change
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Observe

PHASE 2 OF 5
PRO

What happens

  • searchCora reads the market, the competitors and the closest prior art, with cited sources
  • engineeringThe crew tests feasibility: buildable, sensible, wanted
  • differenceYou learn exactly what sets your idea apart, or that nothing does yet

What you get

  • check_circleA gate report with the evidence: market context, competitors and cited prior art
  • check_circleAn honest read on what sets your idea apart, and whether it is worth building
loyalty Pictures along the way. The Studio turns an approved description into consistent pictures of the idea, from a product sheet to in-use shots, 3D and concept video, depending on your membership. Step into the Studio
key The gate where a project is priced. Choose a goal, then ask support about Bronze, Silver or Gold and confirm the capabilities available before purchasing. The grade is a single payment for the project, all-inclusive within its allowances. See pricing
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Refine

PHASE 3 OF 5
GRADE

What happens

  • edit_noteThe crew drafts the clear, complete description your goal demands
  • architectureKira helps you explore the concept in pictures; accepted visuals inform the description and the technical figures prepared with Remy
  • autorenewEvery draft is scored against a rubric and refined until it holds

What you get

  • check_circleDescriptions, figures, and alternative embodiments, each scored and readable
  • check_circleSuccess criteria you agreed to, so done means done
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Grade

PHASE 4 OF 5
GRADE

What happens

  • policyThe description, figures and, for a patent, the claims are stress-tested for technical, precision and legal weaknesses
  • gavelFor a patent, Yuki runs a mock examination the way a real examiner would
  • u_turn_leftWeak points send the work back to Refine with a plan, not a penalty

What you get

  • check_circleA gate report in four plain buckets, so you know exactly where you stand
  • check_circleA project scorecard that tracks every dimension as it improves
u_turn_left Looping back is progress. Strong projects usually cycle between Refine and Grade more than once. The journey bar shows the return in amber, never in red.
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Execute

PHASE 5 OF 5
GRADE

What happens

  • descriptionIris assembles the final materials in the format your goal expects
  • translateEverything arrives with a plain-English reading beside the formal text

What you get

  • check_circleThe pack your goal expects, from a trade-secret record to a handover pack for a partner, funder or maker
  • check_circleFor a Singapore patent: an attorney binder ready to file yourself through the IPOS Digital Hub, or hand to a patent attorney or agent

When the idea changes shape

PIVOT: restart without losing what you paid for

Sometimes the objective moves so much that the original idea no longer holds, or a project simply gets muddled. A PIVOT is a restart you choose: Vega archives the old project, forks a clean one, and your grade carries across. Smaller corrections never need it; you can step back to any earlier phase at any time.

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Gate report

Four plain buckets after every Grade pass: what holds, what needs work, what is missing, what to do next.

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Project scorecard

Every deliverable scored against its rubric, dimension by dimension, so improvement is visible.

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Plain-English reading

Formal documents arrive with a version you can actually read, side by side.

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Attorney binder

For filings: an organised package ready for the IPOS Digital Hub open_in_new self-service system or for a patent attorney or agent, with the gaps honestly named.

Want the deep version, with every phase goal and gate rule? Read the full methodology on IPGuru.ai open_in_new

Brainstorming costs nothing

Start free on a real idea, with no card and no sign-up to begin. Projects start with a membership, and a one-time grade opens the build for the idea that earns it.

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