Gamified Labs

A clear scope. A considered next step.

Make room for
your next good idea.

For AI and digital-product projects, start with the decision you need to make. Find the opportunity, test one workflow or shape a focused first release. We agree the work, the fee and the review points before paid work starts.

Exploring another lab? Bring your brand, commerce or gamification idea and we’ll shape a quote around its own scope.

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Three ways to move
from possibility to practice.

Bring the challenge. We’ll help find a sensible place to begin—whether that calls for AI, simpler automation or a better experience for the people involved.

Find the right opportunity.

Know what deserves a build before committing to one.

CAD $2,000 fixed

Indicative: 1–2 weeks

  • One priority workflow and up to two stakeholder conversations
  • A process map, baseline or measurement plan, and review of representative examples
  • An explained recommendation and scope for the next step

Example: a process map and baseline measurement sheet.

See an assessment example

Illustrative deliverable · not a client result

A report-preparation workflow

Map the steps from receiving source files to checking and sending a report. Mark who owns each step, where information is missing and where a person must review the output.

Baseline sheet

Time per report
Record preparation and review minutes separately.
Rework
Count corrections and note their causes.
Evidence
Keep the source, reviewer and date beside each observation.

Measure representative cases before setting a target. Where data is missing, the deliverable is a measurement plan, with an owner and collection method.

What to bring

One priority workflow, up to two people who know it well, and representative examples you are authorised to share.

When it fits

A recurring problem and a decision about investing in a solution. The recommendation may be a pilot, simpler automation or no build. This is a focused assessment, not an organisation-wide transformation strategy.

Explore an assessment

Put one workflow to the test.

Try the idea against real examples, with people in the loop.

From CAD $6,500

Indicative: 3–4 weeks

  • One defined workflow with one agreed integration
  • A working pilot, evaluation examples and human-review points
  • A walkthrough and a clear decision about what comes next

Example: an acceptance sheet for a report-drafting pilot.

See a pilot acceptance example

Illustrative criteria · agreed per project

One workflow, a clear test

Draft a report from approved source material through one agreed integration. A person checks the draft before it leaves the team.

  • Test set: agree 20 representative cases, including missing or contradictory inputs.
  • Evidence check: reviewers compare each draft with its source and record unsupported statements, omissions and corrections.
  • Review check: incomplete inputs and uncertain outputs go to a person; no report is sent automatically.
  • Decision sheet: compare preparation plus review time with the baseline, record failures, then decide whether to revise, stop or scope production.

Acceptance thresholds are agreed before the pilot. These examples describe a test, not a promised accuracy, time saving or business result.

Discuss a pilot

Make the solution your own.

Bring design, technology and the experience of using it together.

From CAD $17,500

Indicative: 6–12 weeks

  • A defined first release for one principal user journey
  • Product design, implementation and agreed acceptance checks
  • Documentation, handover and a separate plan for ongoing support

Built evidence: Ridgeplate’s RoomVision output.

See a first-release scope example
Ridgeplate RoomVision example showing a furnished room
Actual output from our own Ridgeplate platform.

Illustrative scope using a built product

One journey: photo to room concept

A possible first-release slice: provide a room photo, choose a direction and review a visual concept. Define the screens, input requirements, review points and failure states around that single journey.

  • Deliver: the agreed interface and implementation, acceptance walkthrough, documentation and handover.
  • Scope separately: floor plans, cost estimates, property research, production operating costs and ongoing support.

This is a scoping illustration, not a claim about Ridgeplate’s historical launch scope or a quote for recreating its whole platform.

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Scope a custom build

Prices are in Canadian dollars, before applicable taxes and third-party software, hosting or AI usage charges. Starting scopes are described above; integrations, data quality, review needs and complexity affect the final quote. Timing begins once the agreed inputs and access are available. We confirm deliverables, timing, price and review rounds before work starts. A pilot is a learning step; production hardening and ongoing operation are scoped separately.

Before work starts: we agree the deliverables, timing, fee and review rounds. A short fit conversation helps establish whether a paid first engagement makes sense.

Production integration, ongoing model costs and a full application are scoped separately. A prototype is not a guarantee of commercial demand or error-free output.

Discuss this starting point
See Ridgeplate, our own productExplore our PepsiCo gamification workSee our award-winning design work

A few practical answers.

What does a starting price mean?

The published fee applies to the defined starting scope. Inputs, data quality, integrations, review needs and complexity affect the final written quote. We agree the deliverables and fee before paid work starts.

Do we need an assessment before a pilot?

An assessment helps when the opportunity or information needs are still unclear. If your workflow, inputs and review requirements are already sufficiently defined, we can discuss a pilot directly. Any additional discovery fee is disclosed before agreement.

What costs are separate?

Applicable taxes and third-party software, hosting and AI usage charges are separate. Production hardening, ongoing operation and support are scoped separately from a pilot. We discuss expected operating costs before agreement.

How do the timelines work?

The indicative windows are 1–2 weeks for an assessment, 3–4 weeks for a pilot and 6–12 weeks for a custom first release. Timing starts once the agreed inputs and access are available; the proposal confirms the project schedule.

What are the payment and ownership terms?

Payment milestones, intellectual-property rights, third-party licences and support responsibilities are set out in the written agreement. The website starting prices do not replace those project-specific terms.

What if AI is not the right answer?

That is a useful assessment finding. The recommendation may be simpler automation, an experience improvement or no build. We explain the reasoning and measurement needs rather than treating a larger project as the default.

What are you
working on?

Tell us what you’d love to make possible. We’ll help turn that first conversation into a clear next step.

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