Scaling Decision Governance Without Dilution
for RapidKnowHow
This licensing system is not franchising, not reselling, and not training.
It is a governed delegation of execution power under a protected doctrine.
Its purpose is singular:
Scale impact and cashflow while keeping doctrine, legitimacy, and authority centralized.
I. First Principle (Non-Negotiable)
Doctrine is centralized. Execution is distributed. Accountability is enforced.
If any license weakens doctrine, the license is revoked.
Growth never outranks legitimacy.
II. What Is Licensed — and What Is Not
✅ What CAN Be Licensed (Execution Rights)
- Delivery of Decision Governance Stress Test™
- Delivery of Executive Decision Brief™ (standardized)
- Application playbooks (sector / region specific)
- Use of RapidKnowHow diagnostic tools
- Local execution within defined scope
❌ What Is NEVER Licensed
- Decision Governance Doctrine (wording, principles)
- Core definitions and language
- Amendment rights
- Brand reinterpretation
- Custom product invention
Licensees execute the system.
They do not redefine it.
III. License Types (Minimal, Controlled)
1️⃣ Certified Decision Partner (CDP)
Entry-level execution license
Who
- Independent professionals
- Small advisory firms
- Institutional operators
Rights
- Run diagnostics
- Deliver Executive Decision Brief™
- Operate within strict templates
Limits
- Single domain or region
- No sub-licensing
Commercials
- Annual license: €18,000
- Revenue share: optional / predefined
2️⃣ Institutional License Partner (ILP)
Embedded capability license
Who
- Corporations
- Public institutions
- Think tanks
- Large NGOs
Rights
- Internal use of diagnostics
- Internal delivery of briefs
- Governance capability embedded
Limits
- Internal use only
- No external resale
Commercials
- Annual license: €25,000–€50,000 (scope-based)
3️⃣ Strategic Ecosystem Partner (SEP)
Co-creation at the edge (rare)
Who
- Proven long-term partners
- Sector leaders
- Regional institutions
Rights
- Co-develop applications (not doctrine)
- Joint publications (doctrine intact)
- Regional rollout rights
Limits
- Founder approval required
- Annual doctrine audit mandatory
Commercials
- Bespoke, high-trust agreements
IV. License Admission Criteria (Hard Filters)
No license is granted unless all are true:
- Proven alignment with Decision Governance Doctrine
- Successful completion of Stress Test + Brief as client
- Capability to execute without founder support
- Ethical compatibility (no manipulation, no hype)
- Acceptance of audit & revocation rights
Licenses are earned, not sold.
V. Governance & Control Mechanisms
1️⃣ Doctrine Lock
- Doctrine referenced verbatim in license contract
- Any deviation = breach
2️⃣ Template Enforcement
- All licensed work must use official templates
- No improvisation
- No “enhancements”
3️⃣ Audit Rights
- Annual execution audit
- Spot checks allowed
- Client feedback reviewed centrally
4️⃣ Revocation Clause
Licenses are revoked immediately if:
- doctrine is altered
- scope is exceeded
- quality drops
- dependency is created
No appeals on doctrine breaches.
VI. Licensee Obligations
Every licensee must:
- uphold doctrine language
- report execution metrics
- respect pricing discipline
- avoid dependency creation
- submit to governance review
Failure = termination.
VII. Why This Licensing System Works
1. Scale Without Chaos
Execution grows; meaning does not fragment.
2. Founder Independence
Founder authority remains constitutional, not operational.
3. High-Trust Economics
Licenses attract serious actors, not opportunists.
4. Ecosystem Flywheel
Partners strengthen the system they depend on.
VIII. Licensing Economics (2026–2030 Logic)
- 2026: Proof & selectivity (≤ 6 licenses)
- 2027–2028: Controlled expansion
- 2029–2030: Ecosystem dominance through reference status
Revenue compounds without increasing internal complexity.
IX. One-Sentence Definition
The RapidKnowHow Licensing System scales execution power while keeping decision authority, doctrine, and legitimacy centrally governed.
Constitutional Status
- Licensing is optional growth — never survival
- Doctrine outranks license revenue
- Revocation is a strength, not a failure
Anything that threatens doctrine does not belong in the ecosystem.