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R&D innovation path

Where genuine experimentation meets structure.

Where a firm is undertaking genuine experimental AI development, BobStack may help structure the technical work as an R&D program. Any R&DTI eligibility or claim is assessed separately and depends on the firm's activities, evidence, expenditure and professional advice.

Discuss the technical problem

Who this path may suit

Firms tackling a problem with genuine technical uncertainty, where the outcome can't be known in advance.

Leadership willing to drive the development and participate in systematic experimentation.

Teams prepared to keep evidence of hypotheses, experiments, observations and conclusions.

What this path is not

Not a guaranteed eligibility, registration, tax benefit or refund.

Not a way to make every AI project "R&D". Routine implementation doesn't qualify.

Not tax or legal advice. Eligibility is assessed independently by the firm's advisers.

The experimental loop

Hypothesis. Build. Test. Evidence. Decision.

The point is not to make the project sound innovative. It is to reduce uncertainty through a disciplined series of tests and keep a defensible record of what was learned.

The experimental path is evidence-led. Each cycle should make the technical uncertainty, learning and next decision clearer.
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Hypothesis

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Experiment

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Observation

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Conclusion

BobStack

Technical problem, build and evidence

Your firm

Domain context, participation and decisions

Independent adviser

Eligibility and claim guidance

How the roles work

Clear separation of delivery and advice.

The firm: Drives the development

Owns the problem, the experiments and the evidence. The innovation is entirely client-specific.

BobStack: Guides the technical work

Provides architectural guidance and helps structure the technical activity as a coherent R&D program.

Independent adviser: Assesses eligibility & compliance

R&DTI eligibility, registration and claims are handled by an independent advisory partner, not by BobStack.

R&DTI eligibility depends on each firm's activities, evidence and expenditure, and is assessed with independent professional advice. BobStack does not provide tax or legal advice, and nothing on this page guarantees any incentive outcome.

Evidence by design

Do not reconstruct the experiment after the fact.

A credible technical program makes evidence a working habit: what was believed, what changed, what was observed and why the next step was chosen.

  • A dated technical uncertainty and hypothesis register.
  • Experiment plans with expected observations and decision criteria.
  • Versioned artifacts, test results, failures and unexpected outcomes.
  • Technical decision notes that connect evidence to the next iteration.
  • Clear separation between technical records, commercial decisions and tax advice.

Standard implementation

Use known methods to improve a known workflow.

Best when the desired result and technical path can be mapped with reasonable confidence.

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Experimental development

Investigate a genuine technical unknown.

Best when systematic tests are needed before the team can know whether or how the capability can work.

Discuss an R&D innovation pathway.

Bring the problem you can't solve with known methods. We'll map the technical work and connect you with independent advice on whether the R&D path fits.

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A short, practical conversation. No obligation.