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HOTS Innovation Agent

A subscription platform, workflow automation and specialist expertise when you need it.

From assessing the opportunity to developing the solution and measuring results, in one route you run or we deliver with you.

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The HOTS innovation system: glass and chrome modules joined by a light path, from ideas to the lab to a central crystal
The HOTS agent core: a luminous crystal linking brief, plan, approval and outcomes
  • Subscription platformOne place for projects, decisions and evidence
  • Agent and automationOrganising, drafting and tracking within clear limits
  • HOTS teamCoordination with defined accountability

Our flagship offer

HOTS Innovation Agent

An agent that follows through. A team alongside yours.

Innovation often spans departments, disciplines and delivery partners. This offer brings the platform and innovation agent together with a specialist delivery team. We agree priorities with you, organise the work, coordinate expertise and track outputs and decisions within a defined engagement.

  1. A plan built around your objectives

    Prioritised opportunities, clear responsibilities, defined outputs and acceptance criteria.

  2. Ongoing delivery coordination

    Tasks, progress summaries, decision preparation and follow-up on outstanding work.

  3. The right expertise for the work

    Coordinating specialists and delivery partners around the needs of each project.

  4. A review of outcomes and next steps

    Documenting results and lessons to inform improvement or expansion.

Who does what?

The agent helps organise information, prepare drafts and track work. The HOTS team leads coordination and follow-through; your authorised owners retain decisions, budgets and commitments. Research, testing, IP protection and manufacturing are delivered by specialists and partners under separately agreed scopes.

Define your agent engagement

How the work flows

Illustrative example

  1. 01

    Brief

    Your team

    A structured problem statement, available data and gaps

    Example

    You describe the challenge and the outcome sought: “We want to reduce waste on the filling line.”

    Output: A structured problem statement, available data and gaps

  2. 02

    Prepared plan

    Agent + HOTS team

    Ranked options, owners and proposed acceptance criteria

    Example

    The agent organises the inputs and drafts a plan; the HOTS team reviews it and identifies the expertise needed.

    Output: Ranked options, owners and proposed acceptance criteria

  3. 03

    Your approval

    Your authorised owners

    An approved scope and a clear route

    Example

    You review the plan and approve scope and budget. Nothing is approved automatically.

    Output: An approved scope and a clear route

  4. 04

    Progress and outcomes

    HOTS team + specialists

    Progress summaries, documented evidence and a next-step review

    Example

    Specialists deliver the work, the team tracks progress and the agent prepares summaries for your decisions.

    Output: Progress summaries, documented evidence and a next-step review

A simplified example of the way of working, not real customer or project data.

Start where you are. Keep the whole journey in view.

Every project starts from a different point. We shape the route around its readiness and intended outcome, with governance, rights protection and documented decisions throughout.

01Shape the ideaGive your idea a clear direction.

We organise and assess challenges and ideas against your organisation's needs and opportunities for use, defining the opportunity and its next step.

Capabilities

  • Challenge intake
  • Idea assessment
  • Prioritisation

What you receiveAn opportunity brief defining the problem, intended user and assessment criteria.

02Research and testTest the possibilities. Decide with evidence.

We identify suitable expertise and laboratories, and coordinate research and testing to assemble the evidence your team needs to assess feasibility.

Capabilities

  • Expertise matching
  • Test coordination
  • Evidence collection

What you receiveA technical evidence pack documenting findings, gaps and the next step.

03Intellectual propertyOrganise your assets. Clarify your rights.

We organise the IP portfolio and disclosures, document rights status, and coordinate specialist assessment of protection, filing and licensing options.

Capabilities

  • Portfolio organisation
  • Rights-status documentation
  • Protection and licensing coordination

What you receiveA documented portfolio showing assets, rights status and next steps.

04Industry and productionBring the solution closer to delivery.

We coordinate prototype development and specialist reviews of testing and production requirements, identifying what the solution needs for manufacturing or implementation.

Capabilities

  • Development planning
  • Prototype tracking
  • Production readiness assessment

What you receiveA development plan and readiness report setting out delivery requirements.

05Reach the marketBuild your route to market.

We assess demand and opportunities for sales, licensing or internal use, defining suitable audiences, partners and routes to adoption.

Capabilities

  • Demand assessment
  • Go-to-market planning
  • Licensing opportunity tracking

What you receiveA market-entry plan identifying the target audience, commercial route and next steps.

06Measure impactSee what worked. Decide what to scale.

We bring metrics and results together, compare them with the baseline and success criteria, and link outcomes to evidence for the next decision.

Capabilities

  • Success metrics
  • Evidence-linked outcomes
  • Decision support reports

What you receiveAn outcomes report supporting improvement or expansion decisions.

Stages may overlap according to the project. Rights, confidentiality and measurement are addressed from the outset, with governance and documented decisions throughout.

These stages are capabilities coordinated through the platform and delivered through specialist work under an agreed scope; they are not all included in every subscription.

Choose the support your team needs.

Three ways to work with HOTS. Your proposal reflects the scope, participating teams, integrations and specialist services you need.

Flagship

HOTS Innovation Agent

Managed innovation with the HOTS team

For organisations that need the platform, the agent and a specialist team to coordinate delivery with them, from setting priorities to reviewing outcomes.

Scope
The journey with agreed delivery coordination
Day-to-day lead
HOTS team working with yours
Commercial model
Subscription and managed service, with separate project budgets
  • An organisational platform and an agent that helps track work
  • A designated coordination team
  • An agreed delivery plan, outputs and review schedule

Scope boundary: The operating scope and included expertise are defined. Laboratory, manufacturing and external-service budgets are approved separately.

Discuss the agent offer

Enterprise

Your organisation's innovation platform

For organisations with a team leading innovation that need one platform for programmes, projects, people and approvals across the full journey.

Scope
Programmes and projects across the journey
Day-to-day lead
Your team
Commercial model
Organisational subscription and setup
  • Programme and project workflows
  • Organisational roles, approvals and reporting
  • Configuration and integrations aligned with your requirements

Scope boundary: Your team leads day-to-day operations. Configuration, support and specialist services are defined in the proposal.

Request an Enterprise proposal

Access

IP portfolio and opportunities

A workspace for your team to organise ideas, technologies and IP assets into a clear portfolio, track readiness and next steps, and follow collaboration and licensing opportunities.

Scope
A defined portfolio of assets and opportunities
Day-to-day lead
Your team
Commercial model
Scope-based subscription
  • Structured IP portfolio records.
  • Readiness and next-step tracking.
  • Sharing according to permissions and the agreed scope.

Scope boundary: Your team manages the portfolio within the agreed plan scope; specialist, protection and licensing services are commissioned separately.

Request an Access quotation
Compare details

HOTS Innovation Agent

Scope
The journey with agreed delivery coordination
Day-to-day lead
HOTS team working with yours
Configuration & integrations
Based on the delivery and integration plan
Expertise & delivery
As defined in the engagement, with additional services when needed
Commercial model
Subscription and managed service, with separate project budgets

Enterprise

Scope
Programmes and projects across the journey
Day-to-day lead
Your team
Configuration & integrations
Based on organisational requirements
Expertise & delivery
Additional services
Commercial model
Organisational subscription and setup

Access

Scope
A defined portfolio of assets and opportunities
Day-to-day lead
Your team
Configuration & integrations
Agreed standard scope
Expertise & delivery
Additional services
Commercial model
Scope-based subscription

Not sure where to start?

Pick the closest description of your need to see a suggested starting point. This is illustrative guidance; the actual scope is agreed with you.

“We have many challenges, ideas and teams, and need someone to organise and follow the work with us.”

Suggested starting point

HOTS Innovation Agent

Scope
Platform and agent with a HOTS coordination team, under an agreed delivery plan.
What you receive
A work plan with priorities, owners and acceptance criteria, regular progress summaries and an outcomes review.
Request an agent proposal

Add the expertise your project needs.

Commission these services alongside a plan or as a standalone project. We agree outputs, responsibilities, timing and cost before work begins.

IP Portfolio Management

IP Portfolio Management

Build a clear picture of your assets, documentation, rights status and the next step for each opportunity. Your team can organise the portfolio in the platform and add specialist support for review and follow-through.

  1. Asset inventory and documentation
  2. Rights and process tracking
  3. Prioritising development and licensing opportunities
Explore Access
Access
Your team manages the portfolio within the agreed plan scope; specialist, protection and licensing services are commissioned separately.
Enterprise
Your team tracks the portfolio within its innovation programmes, organisational roles and approvals, according to the plan scope.
HOTS Innovation Agent
When portfolio management is added, the HOTS team coordinates asset reviews and specialist work, and follows through on the steps agreed with you.

  • Opportunity and technology assessment

    A clear recommendation on the next step.

    Details

    Define the scope, gather evidence and assess the technology, market and intended impact to recommend the next step.

  • Innovation strategy and programmes

    An innovation programme with objectives and a route.

    Details

    Shape strategy, challenges and idea campaigns, assess proposals, and coordinate project-specific research, development and prototyping.

  • IP Portfolio Management

    A clear view of your IP portfolio.

    Details

    We inventory assets and disclosures, organise their documentation and rights status, and coordinate specialist reviews of protection, development and licensing priorities, giving each asset a clear record and next step.

  • Licensing and routes to market

    A prepared route to licensing or commercialisation.

    Details

    Assess uses and potential partnerships, prepare a licensing or commercialisation route, and support negotiation and follow-up on agreed obligations.

  • Building innovation teams

    A team with the right roles and disciplines.

    Details

    Define roles, disciplines and resources, and develop collaboration and leadership practices around the organisation's objectives.

  • HOTS Academy

    Skills built on your real challenges.

    Details

    Practical training connected to the team's challenges and day-to-day work, building innovation skills and new working practices.

  • Establishing laboratories and innovation centres

    A planned centre with objectives and a performance framework.

    Details

    Define objectives, requirements, location, equipment and resources, coordinate talent and partnerships, and establish a performance-review framework.

Specialist work is delivered by the appropriate team or provider for the project. Equipment, testing, manufacturing and legal services have separately defined scopes and contracts.

A defined purchase route

Start with a defined scope. Make an informed expansion decision.

If you need to assess the approach before expanding, we can define a paid proof-of-value engagement around a real challenge. We agree the scope, duration, outputs and acceptance criteria, then review the results with you to decide what comes next.

Discuss a proof of value
  1. 1Scope and acceptance criteria
  2. 2Delivery on a real challenge
  3. 3Review and decision

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between the platform and the agent?

The platform brings information, projects and workflows together. The agent helps organise information, prepare drafts and track tasks. The HOTS Innovation Agent offer adds a specialist team to coordinate delivery with you under agreed responsibilities and outputs.

Do we have to start with an idea?

You can start with a challenge, existing research, technology, an IP asset or a prototype. We identify the starting point, gaps and appropriate next step with you. Some stages may overlap according to the project.

Does a plan include laboratory work, manufacturing and legal protection?

Each plan includes the services defined in its agreed scope. Specialist work such as testing, equipment, manufacturing and legal filing has separately defined outputs, providers and budgets.

How is pricing determined?

It reflects scope, participating teams and programmes, integrations, coordination and specialist services. The proposal separates subscription, setup, managed-service fees and any project delivery budgets so you can review the costs and service boundaries before contracting.

What about our data and existing systems?

We review hosting, access, integration and data-sensitivity requirements with your technical team, then define a suitable arrangement and the supported scope in the proposal. Data sharing and use remain subject to your organisation's approvals.

Can we start with a limited engagement?

Yes. You can commission a specialist service or a paid proof of value with a defined scope, then decide whether to subscribe or expand based on the results.

Quotation

Request a tailored quotation

Review your selected plan and services, then send your request to receive a quotation setting out scope and cost.

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