Research-backed AI and data services for UK public sector

Our Approach to Inclusive Research

Our work goes beyond data and dashboards. We design and facilitate deliberative workshops, citizen panels, and participatory research processes that centre the experiences of underrepresented and minoritised communities. Whether co-designing a public consultation framework or running focus groups with seldom-heard populations, we bring qualitative depth alongside quantitative analysis.

We believe the best public policy is shaped by the people it affects. That's why inclusive design isn't an add-on - it's embedded in our methodology from discovery through to delivery.

Accessibility and ethics are built into every instrument we use. We produce plain-language materials in multiple formats, make reasonable adjustments so that participation is never gated by disability, language, or digital confidence, and handle personal and sensitive data to GDPR and research-ethics standards. We report findings transparently, including dissenting and minority views, so commissioners see the full picture rather than a sanitised consensus.

Methods We Use

• Deliberative workshops, citizen panels, and assemblies for complex policy trade-offs
• Focus groups and one-to-one interviews with seldom-heard and minoritised groups
• Co-design and participatory consultation frameworks built with affected communities
• Accessible research instruments: plain language, multiple formats, and reasonable adjustments
• Mixed-methods analysis pairing qualitative depth with quantitative rigour
• Independent, ethics-led handling of personal and sensitive data, with transparent reporting

What This Looks Like in Practice

• Welsh Government - Land Valuation Methods - Commissioned to test five distinct valuation approaches including market-based, machine learning, formula-based, and experimental methods to inform potential land value tax policy across Wales. Report published March 2026.
• BridgeAI / Innovate UK - Creative Industries AI Training - Awarded contract GSS24646 to deliver AI training and support for creative industries professionals, funded by Innovate UK BridgeAI. Bridging the gap between AI technology and creative applications across the sector.
• FCA Cryptoasset Regulation - Represented the British Blockchain Association at an FCA roundtable on stablecoin regulation, providing expert input on the UK's cryptoasset regulatory framework.
• Qualifications Wales - National Qualifications Monitoring - Appointed as subject expert to monitor reformed GCSE National Qualifications, ensuring assessments are produced, marked, and awarded fairly. Contract 2026–2029.
• London Data Week 2026 - AI Tools for Everyone: Advancing Disability Inclusion - Returning bigger in 2026 at the London School of Economics. Tesseract Academy is hosting a public session with speakers from technology, disability, research and policy on advancing accessibility and disability inclusion through AI. Wednesday 8 July 2026, Shaw Lecture Theatre, LSE. Register on Eventbrite.
• London Data Week - AI Tools for the Visually Impaired - Co-organised with Vision Ability CIC a public workshop and demonstration on making AI tools accessible to people with visual impairments, as part of London Data Week 2025.
• Xenet.ai - AI Startup Mentorship - Mentored Xenet.ai from early-stage AI startup through to becoming a Google for Startups mentor, demonstrating our ability to grow ecosystem capacity and develop the next generation of AI leaders.