Turning AI possibilities into practical change.
AlterSapiens helps organisations work out where AI can genuinely help, what needs to change around it, and how to turn the idea into something that works.
Senior thinking and hands-on product work in the same engagement. Small team. Clear scope.
Recommended engagement
Start with the problem. Leave with something usable.
AI Opportunity & Operating Model Sprint
For organisations exploring AI but still unsure where it could make a real difference.
How things work today
Where AI could help
How the work could change
What to do first
£3k–£6k
Typical engagement 1–2 weeksAI Product / Service Prototype Sprint
For an idea worth testing before investing in a larger technology project.
Define the problem and idea
Design how it should work
Build a working prototype
Plan how to build it properly
£6k–£15k
Typical engagement 2–5 weeksFractional AI / Product Architect
Senior direction for teams that need experienced judgement without adding a full-time executive role.
Advice to leadership and product teams
AI and technology decisions
Direction for internal teams and suppliers
Regular review of priorities and progress
£4k–£10k
Per month, typically 1–2 days/weekOur working principle
Sometimes the workflow is the problem.
AI is often introduced by asking where it can fit into the way an organisation already works. That can be useful. But sometimes the bigger opportunity is to rethink the work itself.
We start one level higher: if today’s AI capabilities had existed when this service or operation was designed, would we have designed it this way at all?
Selected work
A few examples of the work behind AlterSapiens.
Digital transformation architecture for a major pension institution.
Multi-year work spanning service transformation, customer experience, digital architecture and the practical introduction of AI into institutional operations.
Role: Digital Transformation Architect / AI & CX transformation.Biennale.io — designing a digital art platform around discovery, trust and intelligent personalisation.
From proposition and operating model to data structures, AI-assisted artwork understanding, recommendation logic, artist workflows, user experience and production delivery.
Role: Founder, product owner and AI/product architect.Turning specialist human judgement into an AI-assisted product experience.
Designed and prototyped an applied-AI coaching product that combines domain methodology, structured analysis and conversational interaction—moving from concept through working MVP.
Role: Product and AI architecture, prototype direction, productisation.30+
years working across technology, design, digital products, transformation and business.
About AlterSapiens
Experience that crosses the usual boundaries.
AlterSapiens is led by Cumai Aboul Housn, a transformation architect and product builder whose career has moved across creative technology, software, digital services, business leadership, customer experience, enterprise transformation and applied AI.
That breadth is useful when the problem does not fit neatly inside a technology, strategy or design department. We can work with leadership on the bigger business question, then go deep enough into product, data, UX and technology to help turn the decision into something real.
The objective is not to produce a deck explaining AI. It is to help you decide what should change, prove the important parts quickly, and give your organisation a credible path to implementation.
