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AI Horizon Scanning
& Innovation Lab

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Understand emerging change and prioritise what matters

AI is reshaping financial services, but many organisations still struggle to identify what is relevant and what requires action.

AI Horizon Scanning combines academic foresight methods, applied research, and an AI-enabled Innovation Lab to interpret emerging signals across technology, regulation, competitors, and customer behaviour. The aim is to translate complexity into clear priorities for innovation and AI adoption.

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What is analysed

  • Networking and match making events with financial services & FinTechs

  • Online training and resources

  • Bespoke & in-person training & coaching programmes

  • 1:1 support from advisers in financial regulation, IP, tech & more

  • Funded consultancy to prepare for tech implementation

  • Discounts & offers from partners such as Dell & HubSpot

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AI and emerging technology developments

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Market and competitor shifts

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Regulatory and compliance change

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Customer behaviour and expectations

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Innovation opportunities and readiness signals

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The Innovation Lab

The Innovation Lab is our AI-enabled platform that delivers Horizon Scanning, Innovation Assessments, and tailored, self-guided learning. The Lab helps organisations embed a capability to track change, identify opportunities for innovation and AI adoption, and make targeted improvements.

Our lab builds individual and organisation profiles across platform use to more accurately conduct market research, build reports, and recommend training. 

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What it enables

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Track emerging trends

  • Horizon scanning and web-based research grounded in your context

  • Monitoring of AI, technology, market, regulatory, and customer signals

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Understand organisational readiness

  • Innovation capability assessment identifies your development priorities

  • Organisation-wide analysis across teams and functions

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Identify and prioritise opportunities

  • Opportunity identification tools

  • Ranked reports based on relevance, suitability and impact

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Develop employee knowledge and skills

  • Self-guided learning and knowledge testing

  • Policy builders, AI training and targeted tools to support tech adoption

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What changes as a result

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External signals are easier to interpret and act on

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Innovation opportunities become clearer and prioritised

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Leadership teams gain a shared view of capability and risk

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AI readiness is more visible across the organisation

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Decision-making becomes faster and more consistent

Underpinning approach

  • Academic research in strategic foresight and innovation adoption

  • Data from applied work with financial services

  • Drawing on the most relevant and recent

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Pricing

Access to The Innovation Lab will be provided on a subscription basis, with options for individual, company, or trade body membership, starting at £50p/m.

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