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Trusted by 150+ UK & International Businesses for AI Product Consulting

AI Product Consulting in London

Practical AI consulting that helps you find the right use cases, test ideas quickly and build AI products that pay off.

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London AI consultants turning business ideas into clear strategies, costed roadmaps and working proofs of concept.
AI Product Strategy and Consulting Services
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Practical, hands-on AI consulting

Practical, hands-on AI consulting

AI product consulting that turns ideas into results

Design Dev is an AI consulting team in London helping UK businesses and founders decide what to build with AI and how. We combine product strategy, technical expertise and hands-on prototyping, so your AI plans are practical and tested.
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AI Strategy & Roadmaps

A clear AI strategy and phased roadmap focused on the use cases with the biggest business returns.
AI Strategy & Roadmaps
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Use Case Discovery

Workshops with your teams to find, score and prioritise AI opportunities across your whole business.
Use Case Discovery
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Feasibility & Proof of Concept

Fast proofs of concept that test accuracy, cost and value with your real data before you commit.
Feasibility & Proof of Concept
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Product & Build Planning

Product specs, architecture, vendor choices and budgets ready for your team or ours to build.
Product & Build Planning

A clear AI consulting process from idea to roadmap

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Discovery Workshops

We learn your goals, processes, data and constraints, and gather ideas from your teams.

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Opportunity Scoring

We score AI use cases by value, feasibility, risk and cost, then agree priorities.

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Proof of Concept

We test the top idea with a working prototype using your real data and users.

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Strategy & Roadmap

A costed roadmap with architecture, tools, timelines, risks and success measures.

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Build Support

We help your team deliver, or our developers build the product with you end to end.

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Why expert AI consulting saves time and money

Why Choose Us

Why expert AI consulting saves time and money

Many AI projects fail because they start with the technology instead of the problem. Teams build impressive demos that never reach production, or pick tools that are too expensive to run. Without a clear plan, budgets disappear and confidence in AI quickly drops.

Practical AI consulting finds the right problems, tests ideas cheaply and plans for real-world costs, so successful pilots grow into an AI MVP or full product.

  • Clear Strategy
  • Lower Risk
  • Faster Decisions
  • Real ROI

Complete AI product consulting services

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AI Readiness Assessment

Review your data, systems, skills and processes for AI readiness.
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Use Case Workshops

Find and prioritise AI opportunities with your leadership and teams.
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AI Strategy & Roadmap

A phased, costed plan for AI adoption across your whole business.
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Feasibility Studies

Check data quality, model options, likely accuracy and running costs.
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Proof of Concept Builds

Working prototypes that test AI ideas with your real data quickly.
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Clickable AI Prototypes

Interactive prototypes that show how an AI product will work.
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Build vs Buy Advice

Compare AI tools, platforms and custom builds honestly for your needs.
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AI Product Specifications

Clear specs, user stories and success metrics for your AI product.
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Architecture & Vendor Choice

Model, cloud and vendor recommendations for cost, speed and privacy.
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AI Governance & Risk

Policies for data, privacy, bias, security and responsible AI use.
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Cost Modelling

Realistic build and monthly running costs at your expected scale.
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Team Training & Support

Help your teams adopt AI tools safely and get real value from them.

Ready to plan your AI product?

Speak with our London AI consultants about a practical strategy, a fast proof of concept and a clear plan for building AI that works.

AI consulting expertise across key industries

Hospitality & Leisure

Industry focus

Hospitality & Leisure

AI consulting for hotel groups and restaurant brands on guest messaging, demand forecasting, pricing and staff tools.

  • Guest messaging
  • Demand forecasting
  • Smart pricing
  • Review analysis
  • Staff tools

Why Design Dev

A London AI consulting partner focused on quality and commercial results

Design Dev works with business leaders, founders and product teams who want honest, practical AI advice from people who also build. Our consultants are hands-on engineers and product designers, so every recommendation is realistic, costed and ready to deliver.Expect plain-English advice, honest answers about what AI can and can't do, and plans focused on measurable business results.

150+

Projects delivered

5+

Years experience

UK+

London & worldwide

98%

Client retention

A London AI consulting partner focused on quality and commercial results

Strategy, prototyping and engineering for businesses that need AI that performs.

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Problems before tools

We start with your business problems, then choose the right AI approach.

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Advice from builders

Every recommendation comes from people who build AI products daily.

AI technologies we advise on

OpenAI

OpenAI

Claude

Claude

Google Gemini

Google Gemini

Llama

Llama

Azure OpenAI

Azure OpenAI

AWS Bedrock

AWS Bedrock

LangChain

LangChain

n8n

n8n

Python

Python

Figma

Figma

Miro

Miro

Notion

Notion

What clients say

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Design Dev transformed our e-commerce platform. Their team was efficient, responsive, and delivered a stunning layout that doubled our conversion rate within a month.

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Sarah Jenkins

Vauxhall Marketing - Shopify Development
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An absolute pleasure to work with. They understood our brand identity perfectly and designed a clean, user-friendly SaaS platform that our clients love.

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David Thorne

FluxGig - UI/UX Design
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The custom WordPress build is super fast and easy for our content editors to update. Outstanding attention to detail and SEO optimization.

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Amara K.

Apsara Cosmetics - WordPress Development
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They built a highly custom, secure medical inventory portal on-budget. Their engineering skills are top-tier.

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Julian Reed

Upcycled Medical - Web App Development
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From logo creation to full visual guidelines, Design Dev gave our construction firm a modern and premium corporate look.

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Emily Watson

Smart Build UK - Branding & Design
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Our organic search traffic increased by 150% in three months. Their SEO team really knows their stuff.

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Marcus Sterling

Supra Cycling - Search Engine Optimization

Brands we have worked with

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

It includes use case discovery, opportunity scoring, feasibility studies, proofs of concept, product specs, architecture advice, cost modelling and a phased roadmap for building and launching AI.

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Share your goals, timeline and requirements. Our London team will reply with a practical recommendation and estimate.

UK Branch Office

London, United Kingdom

2 Bessborough Gardens, Westminster, London, UK

+44 7459 579227

Development Center

Sialkot, Pakistan

2nd Floor, Yousaf Plaza, Opposite Mazeeo Sadar Bazar, Sialkot Cantt

+92 337 4905 313
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