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RESEARCHSTUDY 01PARTNERS WANTED

Value-driven
system development.

Software has long carried the risk of getting built. Even with enormous effort, there is no guarantee value follows. This study reimagines system development from the side of value.

PERIOD
2026 — Ongoing
LEAD
Shiro Fukuda
STATUS
Early partners wanted
FIELD
Software · economics · relationships
RESEARCH QUESTION
Is system development that begins from value
actually possible?
01Problem

The current situation —
an era where building itself is the risk.

System development was meant as a means of producing value. But in the structure that has prevailed for so long, building itself has become a business risk.

01

Building itself is the largest risk.

Features, effort, headcount — development demands enormous resources, and the feasibility itself amplifies the uncertainty of a business. Whether a thing can be built has come to decide a business's fate.

02

Even when built, the economics don't hold.

Systems that succeed technically often fail to be rewarded in business or economic terms. Between value and cost lies a structural disconnect.

02Approach

Redesigning development from the side of value.

Rather than first deciding what to build, first define the value to be produced. Working backward from there, we redesign the relationship itself between developer and customer.

I
Define the valueDEFINE THE VALUE
At the start of a project, we define the value the software should produce and translate it into economic value. Value, not feature, becomes the origin.
II
Assume timing and unit priceTIMING & PRICING
We assume when that value is realized, and the unit price of value. The economic value accumulating over time becomes the premise of development.
III
Fees as a relationshipFEE AS A RELATIONSHIP
The developer receives part of the assumed value as an ongoing usage fee. Instead of a single delivery, the relationship continues as long as value continues. The developer becomes a co-participant in the value.
IV
Co-creationCO-CREATION
The developer builds together with the customer. Building the system with creativity, they continuously incorporate direct feedback, raising the product until value is actually produced.
03Structure

Recomposing the relationship.

From the old structure of order → delivery → sell-and-done, toward a structure of value definition → co-creation → usage fees. The developer's economics become tied to value itself.

FROM

Order → deliver
→ sell-and-done

Fix the spec, quote, deliver, end.
Developer and value separate at the moment of delivery.

SHIFT

Toward the side of value.

Origin is not what is built,
but the value that is produced.

TO

Value definition → co-creation
→ usage fees

Customer and developer share responsibility for producing value.
The relationship continues as long as the value does.

04Hypothesis

Our hypothesis, at the present time.

Automation of development by AI, and a value-first relationship. When these two are combined, how does the economy of software change?

HYPOTHESIS

Development automation lowers the developer's burden,
and repeating customer feedback raises usage and LTV.

Automated development+High-frequency feedback=High LTV / sustainable economics

When development is nearly automated, a developer can participate in much more value with much less effort. With repeating customer feedback, the product gets used and LTV grows. — We believe this structure can simultaneously hold the sustainability and economics of the developer.

05What We Validate

Two things to verify.

Beautiful hypotheses are not research until tested. We confirm the two below through real-world partnerships.

CHECK 01

Sustainability,
on the developer's side.

Within the cycle of automation and co-creation, can a developer keep engaging long-term — without burning out and without losing creativity? We verify this on three axes: time, body and mind, and relationships.

CHECK 02

The economics.

Does the usage-fee model actually work? Do the assumed unit price and timing align with reality? Can the economy be rational for both developer and customer?

PARTNERS WANTED

From the field where systems are built
and businesses are sharpened.

We are now seeking early business partners for this study — companies wanting to build a new internal system, and companies wanting to fundamentally streamline existing operations. We welcome operators and executives ready to launch — together, in the field — the first cases of design that begins from value, from the question rather than from requirements.