Focus

Partially observed discovery

We model what cannot be directly measured: indirect exposure, latent paths, and hidden influence.

Focus

Long-horizon allocation

We optimize policies over time, accounting for how interventions reshape future discovery.

Focus

From models to policies

We move beyond one-shot optimization toward closed-loop decision systems with guardrails.

The attribution abstraction no longer holds

For years, marketing analytics assumed observable exposures, stable environments, and optimization based on static response curves.

Generative discovery breaks these assumptions. Influence is indirect, paths are latent, and today’s actions shape tomorrow’s discovery dynamics.

In this setting, different strategies can look identical in the data — while leading to very different outcomes. This is a structural measurement problem, not a tooling gap.

Traditional MMM
Assumptions Observable exposures Quasi-stationary environment Optimize after estimating Estimate response One-shot allocation Works when exposure is measured

Static response fitting is fragile when exposure is indirect or missing, and when actions reshape the environment.

Generative discovery
Reality Actions Publisher ecosystem Generative engines Customers Outcomes

Latent paths and feedback loops create attribution ambiguity. Dashed arrows indicate how actions reshape future discovery.

Discovery becomes partially observed and stateful. Decisions must account for uncertainty and long-horizon effects.

Why “estimate then optimize” fails

In partially observed environments, the same observed outcomes can be consistent with multiple underlying causal stories. If the model is not uniquely identifiable, point estimates can look confident while the policy choice is wrong.

Lekton Labs treats measurement as a belief state and optimizes policies against that uncertainty.

Two different worlds, same observed KPI Solid vs dashed: different latent mechanisms

From models to decision systems

Belief-aware measurement

We infer latent discovery state rather than relying on surface-level attribution signals.

Policy evaluation

We simulate how actions reshape future discovery instead of optimizing myopically.

Decision guardrails

We surface uncertainty, tradeoffs, and constraints so decisions remain defensible.

Measure → infer → act

  • Instrument partial signals across generative platforms and outcomes
  • Infer latent discovery and influence structures
  • Evaluate policies through forward-looking simulation
  • Recommend actions with uncertainty-aware guardrails
Measure Infer Act Decisions update beliefs; beliefs guide future actions

A research-driven team bridging academia and industry

Lekton Labs is built by researchers and practitioners with deep experience in marketing science, machine learning, and large-scale decision systems.

Our work draws on close collaboration with academic researchers and industry leaders, combining theoretical rigor with practical deployment experience.

We are intentionally small, opinionated, and focused on hard problems where existing abstractions no longer apply.

How we work with partners

Diagnostic

Short engagement to assess data, feasibility, and decision gaps.

Pilot

Thin-slice deployment focused on one business decision or channel.

Ongoing system

Continuous decision support with evolving models and guardrails.

Let’s talk

If you’re navigating generative discovery and need decisions you can defend — not just attribution outputs — we should talk.

Email: contact@lektonlabs.com