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We are based in Belgium, but work internationally.
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The problem

Most AI innovations fail because they’re designed for idealized scenarios, not complex, real-world human environments.

01.

Understand and Improve

Many AI initiatives fail not because the technology doesn’t work, but because the vision doesn’t match reality. Your prototype might be elegant, but if the solution doesn’t fit how people actually work, behave, or make decisions in context, it won’t survive in the wild.

We immerse ourselves in the real-world environments where your AI needs to work, observing workflows, cultural nuances, and operational realities that reports miss. We bring back evidence that challenges your assumptions: what people actually need, where your vision misses the mark, what needs to change before you build.

The outcome: a refined vision and value proposition grounded in reality, not speculation. You get the clarity to align your team, investors, and stakeholders around what will actually work—so you can build with confidence instead of crossing your fingers at launch.

02.

Explore and Innovate

Most AI innovation begins with the technology and searches for a problem. We flip it: we start in the wild, such as workplaces, communities, markets, and explore how AI could create real value within the messy contexts where people live and work.

We identify unmet needs and unexpected opportunities that only reveal themselves in context, the kind that reports and surveys miss entirely. Then we bring back evidence: what problems are worth solving, where AI could genuinely help, and what would make people actually use it.

The outcome: new opportunities for growth grounded in reality, not speculation. We translate what we witness into actionable requirements, what data your AI needs, how it should collaborate with humans, what contextual factors determine success. You innovative from evidence, not assumptions.

03.

Validate and Fund

Investing in AI solutions without validating their real-world fit is expensive gambling. Solutions look brilliant in decks, proposals, and demos, then fail in practice because they don’t align with how people actually work, decide, or behave in context.

We go into the wild before you write the check. Through our unique methodology, we test whether your AI solution fits the human workflows, cultural contexts, and operational realities where it needs to survive. We bring back evidence: does it integrate naturally? Do people actually want to use it? What breaks when it meets reality?

The outcome: evidence-based validation that gives investors and funders confidence. You see the risks before they cost you and the opportunities before you scale. Less gambling. More informed decisions. Better returns.

Before After

How an AI model sees a tram in Zagreb, Croatia and mistakes advertisements for a fence (slide left/right). From the project Improving self-driving cars by understanding the urban environments of people across the E.U.

What changes

The Benefits for You

When you challenge your team with real-world friction early, everything shifts. You stop guessing and start witnessing. Assumptions get challenged in days, not after launch. Bad ideas die before they consume your budget. Good ideas get sharper, faster. You build with confidence because you’ve seen the reality your solution needs to survive. Here’s what changes:

  • Less innovation waste
    Challenge assumptions in days, not after launch. Kill bad ideas before they get expensive.
  • Faster time to market
    Stop guessing, start witnessing. Build what actually works, the first time.
  • Higher market adoption
    Solutions shaped by real contexts survive real markets.
How we do it.

Opportunity Sprints

Our unique Opportunity Sprint methodology is a focused, time-boxed process designed to rapidly test and de-risk your most ambitious ideas in real-world environments. Inspired by agile principles but tailored to AI innovation, we focus on proving or disproving core assumptions. Over 3–12 weeks, we align your team, investors, and partners around real-world experiments to generate evidence that informs go/no-go decisions and further development.

Our approach starts with the human context, not just the technology. Instead of asking, “What can this tech do?”, we explore, “What do people truly need, and how can this solution fit seamlessly into their world?” By immersing ourselves in the behaviors, cultural nuances, and operational realities of your target environment, we identify unmet needs and hidden opportunities. The outcome? Evidence-based insights that turn speculation into strategy, and risk into reward.

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