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Emerging Technology & Digital Products

Explore what's next, and turn the part that holds up into a product.

Research, prototypes and new products where the technology is young or the problem is new: distributed ledgers and digital identity, geospatial systems, IoT and digital twins, and experimental interfaces. We test ideas quickly and honestly, then engineer the ones worth building.

An engineer checks a solar-powered sensor station on a hillside farm with a tablet while a farmer explains.

§1The problems it addresses

The problems it addresses

  1. P1

    A promising idea, an uncertain technology

    It might be transformative or it might be hype. You need evidence before committing a budget.

  2. P2

    Verification that doesn't scale

    Certificates, credentials and documents are easy to forge and slow to check.

  3. P3

    Physical operations without a live picture

    Assets, vehicles or infrastructure in the field report late, or not at all.

  4. P4

    A product idea without a team

    You know the problem and the market, but not how to design and build the first version.

§1.1See it working

A live model of a physical site.

Sensors, rooms and thresholds in one view, so a drifting cold room is noticed and acted on before stock is lost. Prototyped small, and put into production only once it is dependable.

Live site model

Site 04 · cold chain

46 of 48 sensors online

Cold room 1

3.8 °C

Target 2–6 °C

Cold room 2

7.9 °C

Above 6 °C for 40 min

Dispatch

21.4 °C

2 sensors offline

Power

Solar 86%

Battery 74%

Cold room 2, last 6 hours7.9 °C

Threshold 6.0 °C (dashed)now

Alerts

  • Cold room 2 above 6.0 °C for 40 min. Door sensor shows it open.
  • Technician notified · acknowledged 09:12
  • 2 sensors offline in Dispatch · battery

§2What we deliver

Solutions, not slogans.

  • Research prototypes

    Time-boxed experiments that answer one specific question and end with a clear go or no-go recommendation.

  • Digital identity and verification

    Verifiable credentials, signed documents and ledger-backed registries, used only where they beat a well-run database.

  • Geospatial systems

    Location-aware applications, mapping, routing and spatial analysis.

  • IoT and digital twins

    Device data ingestion, live models of physical assets, alerting and simulation.

  • Product design and development

    From concept and user research to a working first version, designed to evolve.

  • Experimental interfaces

    New interaction patterns, data visualization and interactive experiences.

§3Applications

Where it applies.

  • EducationTamper-evident academic certificates that an employer can verify in seconds.
  • AgricultureLocation-aware advisory services delivered to farmers by SMS and mobile.
  • InfrastructureA digital twin of a facility combining sensor readings, maintenance records and floor plans.
  • StartupsA first product, from prototype to the first paying customers.

Illustrative applications, not a list of past clients.

§4Typical deliverables

Typical deliverables and engagement

  • 01Research findings and recommendation
  • 02Working prototypes
  • 03Product strategy and roadmap
  • 04User research and interface design
  • 05Production MVP
  • 06Architecture for scale-up

§5How the engagement works

  1. 01

    Frame

    Agree the question, the evidence that would answer it, and the time box.

  2. 02

    Explore

    Prototype and test with real users or real data.

  3. 03

    Decide

    Present the evidence and recommend whether, and how, to proceed.

  4. 04

    Build

    Engineer the version worth building.

Services in this area

  • Blockchain and distributed ledger applications
  • Digital identity and verification
  • Geospatial and location-aware systems
  • Digital twins and IoT platforms
  • Research prototypes
  • Experimental interfaces
  • New product design and development

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Software & Platforms

Talk to us about emerging tech & products.

Describe the problem in a few sentences. We reply with questions, a first view of the approach, and who you would work with.