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Readiness tool · The whole picture

How ready is your innovation?

A breakthrough technology can still fail if no one wants it, no one can buy it, or no one can build the business. Innovation Readiness Level (IRL) looks across six dimensions at once — so you can see not just how ready you are, but exactly where you're weakest.

Dimensions6 readiness axes
OutputReadiness map + focus
Time~4 minutes
The idea

Six readiness levels, one composite

TRL measures only the technology. IRL combines it with the other readiness levels that decide whether an innovation actually reaches the world. Each is scored 1–5; together they describe your shape of readiness.

Self-assessment

Score each dimension honestly

For each dimension, pick the statement closest to where you are today. Choose the highest one that is fully true.

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