AI by design: Spark

For organisations with defined use cases and are ready to test through prototypes

You’ve identified the right AI opportunities — now it’s time to prove they work.

Spark helps you validate concepts before committing to full implementation.

Over 3–6 weeks, we build working prototypes, test them with real users, and uncover what’s ready to scale (and what isn’t).

Timeline: 3 to 6 weeks

What we do

Phase 1: Scoping & design

    • Define scope for each prototype: what problem it solves, what success looks like, what's in and out of scope

    • Map data needs, technical constraints, and who we're testing with

    • Design with ethics from the start (bias checks, transparency, user control)

Phase 2: Rapid prototyping & development

    • Build functional prototypes users can actually interact with

    • Focus on core AI functionality that proves the concept

Phase 3: User testing & evaluation

    • Test the prototype with actual end users

    • Watch how they use it, what confuses them, what they value

    • Gather honest feedback on usability and usefulness

    • Evaluate which prototype(s) delivered value and which didn't

    • Identify what needs to happen before each can be implemented

    • Determine technical, operational, and adoption requirements

Outcomes & Cost

Deliverables

  • Working prototypes
    Functional prototypes with core AI features that users tested and provided feedback on.

  • User test findings

    What users valued, what frustrated them, and what needs to change before implementation.

  • Scale readiness assessment
    Which prototypes are worth scaling, what's required to implement each, and which should be reconsidered.

Expected outcome

  • Evidence of which AI concepts work and which don't. Clear understanding of what's required to move validated prototypes into operational use.

Indicative price

from $50,000

    1. Development of up to 3 functional prototypes

    2. Up to 4 interviews per prototype to get end user feedback

    3. Excludes recruitment cost and incentive

Get started today

Think it. Test it. Transform it.

Check out the other phases of our AI strategy roadmap

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    Sense

    Understand where you are and where to go.

    You’re at the start of your AI journey.

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  • A woman is writing on a transparent board with many people sitting behind her in a classroom or workshop setting.

    Shape

    Turn ambition into actionable AI opportunity.

    You’re ready to turn AI ambition into actionable opportunities

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  • A woman with glasses and headphones around her neck working on a desktop computer at an office desk, with a glass desk lamp and office supplies nearby.

    Spark

    Prototype and validate what works.

    You have defined use cases and want to test them.

  • Group of five young adults working on laptops around a wooden table in a cozy room with wooden walls, some with headphones, in a collaborative setting.

    Scale

    Move from pilot to production.

    You have validated prototypes ready for operational deployment.

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  • Sustain

    Measure impact and evolve responsibly.

    AI has been implemented, but you want visibility into performance and impact.

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Have a budget or a tight timeline?

Reach out to discuss how we can tailor our approach to suit your requirements.

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