Labs

Products and experiments built using the same operating principles we use with clients.

1LAB Labs is where the company builds. Focused products and public tools that turn planning, decisions, and operating-model work into systems you can use.

Labs demonstrate capability, test methods, and develop reusable IP. They are not a separate business — the same operating principles run through client work and Labs.

Labs

Each product or tool exists because a repeatable decision needed a better system.

The portfolio is deliberately narrow: external products sit alongside public tools that qualify a problem before bigger work begins.

Labs product

Shardwell.

Consulting practice management, built on ISO 20700. Agree, deliver, close. Evidence-traced. Privacy by default.

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Labs product

app-planner.

Build a business, not just an app. Validate the business, scope the product, and map go-to-market before a single line of code is written.

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Labs tool

AI Pulse Lite.

A five-question signal check for where AI may be helping, stalling, or creating risk before a deeper conversation.

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Working proof

Labs keep the method honest.

The tools are a practical test of the 1lab method. They force clearer thinking before automation, investment, or execution begins.

Principle

Business-first tools.

Designed around decisions, workflows, and practical execution.

Principle

Free to start.

Try before you commit. No unnecessary friction or procurement theatre.

Next step

Turn AI into better work.

Start with where your organisation is today, identify the work worth changing, and build evidence before increasing complexity or autonomy.