Innovation Labs
Explore how bleeding-edge technologies can revolutionise your business.
Be at the forefront of innovation in your sector.
Our Innovation Lab is where the future of technology meets your business aspirations. This cutting-edge service is designed to empower our clients with the latest technological advancements. The Innovation Labs allow you to harness the full potential of bleeding-edge technologies. These include LLMs, AI, AR, connected devices, IoT, and other deep, immersive technologies.
Through collaborative workshops, we take a deep dive into your digital ecosystem. We aim to unravel the possibilities that lie within your data, paving the way for transformative solutions.
Innovation Labs Capabilities
During our Innovation Labs, you’ll be immersed in an innovative environment, guided by our expert facilitators. Working in collaboration with our core partners where appropriate, we will host your workshop sessions with our product direction team and bring the right technical expertise to the table. The focus will be on pragmatically exploring how your organisation can best leverage these cutting-edge technologies to drive tangible outcomes and gain a competitive edge in your sector.
As you venture into the world of LLMs, AI, AR, connected devices, and IoT through our Innovation Labs, you’ll be equipped with a roadmap to unleash the true power of these technologies. Our practical technical expertise will drive your business towards a future of limitless possibilities with clear, actionable insights. Join us on this transformative journey and witness the real impact of innovation on your business’ growth and success.
Artificial Intelligence
Through hands-on workshops, we’ll assess the specific applications of AI that align with your data, enabling you to make informed decisions and implement AI-driven solutions. Unleash the power of AI to unlock valuable insights, enhance personalisation, and optimise processes. Keeping the focus on tangible, real-world outcomes for your organisation.
Machine Learning
We’ll collaboratively explore how ML algorithms can leverage your data. Overall, we will focus on driving predictive analysis, automating tasks, and optimising user experiences. Our workshops focus on pragmatic, data-driven approaches, empowering your team to utilise ML technologies effectively.
Logic Learning Models
We’ll demonstrate how LLMs can augment your digital products with sophisticated logic-based capabilities through interactive sessions. By combining the expertise of our tech specialists with your product direction team, we will pinpoint opportunities to integrate LLMs into your existing digital ecosystem or design new applications.
Internet of Things (IoT)
Our collaborative workshops will uncover ways to leverage IoT technologies and your data to create smart, interconnected solutions. Firstly, we’ll focus on real-world applicability, identifying how IoT can streamline operations, enhance user interactions, and unlock valuable insights for your organisation.
Product Roadmaps
Build every product with a clear outline of how, why, and when. Our experts design strategic roadmaps with a clear vision and direction for specialist industries. Collaborating with your technical and commercial teams, we will create a single source of truth to ensure your new product launch is a success.
Business Analysis
We analyse and truly understand your business needs, allowing you to optimise your customer experience and operations by implementing effective digital solutions. Our team tackles complex challenges head-on, while working collaboratively to create solutions that deliver value for your teams and customers.
Find the right cutting-edge solution for your organisation.
We enable your team to develop and engineer at speed.
Harness the technology of tomorrow.
Gain invaluable insights into the unique potential of cutting-edge technologies tailored specifically to your business objectives. Our expert team will work closely with you to identify strategic areas where these technologies can be integrated seamlessly, enhancing your overall digital ecosystem.
Innovation labs in action
A truly people-first culture
We’re built to last.
In the rapidly changing world of technology, our hybrid approach to digital change and technology implementation means we not only provide you technology support. We also improve your teams experience and business-wide performance.
The team at J B Cole understood exactly what we wanted to achieve and helped us create a clean, updated website to showcase our brand and improve our online presence.
I selected J B Cole for the development and build of our parent company website. The project was executed flawlessly and they have since become my go-to web partners.
I've had the pleasure of working with the team at J B Cole for over a year now. The team has a wealth of knowledge in this space and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend J B Cole to my network.
We chose J B Cole as our partner for this project because of their expertise in integrations and building custom middleware solutions, but also because we wanted an agency we could truly work in partnership with on this project and treat as an extension of our team.
We could not have achieved what we have with our website over the last year if it wasn’t for J B Cole. Being able to remodel pages to turn our attention to fundraising, and then switching our focus back again would have been impossible 12 months ago!
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