From cash chaos to digital dining: how we helped VPS transform school food services.
A comprehensive digital payment platform that eliminated cash handling headaches for over 20 international schools while streamlining food ordering and financial management.
Good vibes only: making AI and vibe coding work in the real world
Vibe coding feels like magic… describe what you want, and AI tools like ChatGPT or Claude generate working code in seconds. It’s great for prototypes and early ideas, but the hype doesn’t tell the whole story.
Architecting CE-Compliant medical technology for Orbit Health
Neptune is a CE medical device that gives doctors unique, holistic insights into their patients journey through integrating proprietary digital health solutions with third party offerings.
Transforming digital learning with a new portal for award-winning cookery school, Leiths Education
Leiths Education offer accredited cookery qualifications and life-skills cookery courses for enjoyment, employment and life.
What is Product Discovery? How Elemental Concept gathers requirements for software projects.
We help businesses define, validate and prototype the right product faster through our lean, collaborative Product Discovery workshops.
Data driven testing with Spock and JUnit5: Who wins?
Spock simplifies writing parameterised tests with its easy-to-use ‘where’ block, while JUnit5 requires more setup. Both frameworks have strengths, but Spock’s syntax is more concise for data-driven tests.
Maria Michou
Build or buy software? How to make the right call, and avoid the mistakes that blow the budget.
Bespoke vs off-the-shelf isn’t really a risk question – it’s a fit question. Here’s why COTS projects fail just as often, why agile fixes most of what goes wrong, and why the hybrid approach is where most serious builds end up anyway.
Writing beautiful code
Beautiful code is not about being pretty. It’s about understanding its purpose, ensuring clarity, efficiency, and making it easy for peers to understand, maintain, and improve when necessary.
Maria Michou