Explore the opportunity. Frame the solution. Plan the pilot.
Think Tank builds shared understanding and assesses whether the technology is justified. Market Touchpoint turns an informed idea into a goal, partners, measures and a bounded pilot.
HBC AI helps frame the need, identify missing information and find the smallest useful next step.
You do not need to know the service in advance.
Describe the question and current stage. HBC routes it to knowledge, assessment or piloting.
I need information
A question about technology, regulation, use cases or HBC activities.
Open the knowledge centre02 / Think TankI want an assessment
The need, intended value, alternatives and technology fit must be assessed.
Discuss this service ↗03 / Market TouchpointI am planning a pilot
The goal, partners, resources, schedule and success measures are assembled into a pilot.
Discuss this service ↗Each stage produces the evidence required for the next decision.
The path does not force a pilot. Think Tank may also show that a conventional solution is better or that the idea is not ready.
Situation view
Goal, actors, current process and the decision the evidence must support.
Think Tank assessment
Technology, regulation, privacy, security, alternatives and intended value.
Solution framing
Rights, data flows, roles, resources, architecture options and measures.
Market Touchpoint
Implementers, partners, schedule and a bounded experiment in the right environment.
Continuation decision
Adoption, scale, another iteration or a justified stop based on results.
Source-backed starting point
AI & Blockchain · Tokenisation · Go to Market
Experts, test environments and market connections
Proceed only with evidence.
A decision not to use blockchain is also a valuable result.
Is the problem genuinely shared?
Independent actors must coordinate data, rights or a shared event history.
Does decentralisation create measurable value?
The benefit appears in time, cost, trust, transparency or new business.
Can the pilot be bounded safely?
The hypothesis, participants, data, rights, risks, resources and success measures can be named.
What help can you get?
Choose the work that fits your need. Scope and intended outcomes are agreed together before starting.
DiscoveryTechnology fit is unclear.+
- Work
- Goal, actors, current process, technology fit and open decisions.
- Intended outcome
- A situation view, open questions and a recommended next step.
Expert workshopParticipants understand the use case differently.+
- Work
- Joint work to frame the use case, rights, data flows and risks.
- Intended outcome
- A shared use case with framed rights, data flows and risks.
TrainingYour team needs a shared knowledge base.+
- Work
- A programme suited to the role and starting point of leaders, experts or networks.
- Intended outcome
- Role-relevant understanding and identified further learning needs.
Pilot designAn idea needs to become a testable plan.+
- Work
- Hypothesis, scope, architecture options, measures and delivery partners.
- Intended outcome
- Pilot hypothesis, scope, measures and required delivery roles.
Ecosystem and marketYou need partners or market perspectives.+
- Work
- Partners, funding paths, market feedback and Go-to-Market support.
- Intended outcome
- Identified partner needs and open go-to-market questions.
Scientific reviewA demanding claim or topic needs a research perspective.+
- Work
- A Think Tank and scientific committee perspective on a demanding topic.
- Intended outcome
- A source-backed assessment of claims, limitations and further research.
Where does collaboration happen?
The question determines how we work. Networks and test environments support the collaboration.
Vantaa Innovation Activator
VIA brings business growth questions, expertise and collaboration opportunities into one programme.
HBC Playground
Clarify prototype, participant and testing needs before selecting a suitable test environment.
What is your smallest useful next step?
Describe the goal and current situation. We will suggest a path to knowledge, assessment or a bounded experiment.