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An AI consultancy from Brisbane

We design andbuild AI thatdoes real work.

Agents, platforms and architecture for Australian organisations. We’re pragmatic, easy to work with, and we won’t sell you something you don’t need.

  • Agentic AI
  • Solution architecture
  • Microsoft Azure & Copilot
  • Custom platforms
  • Digital strategy
Delivering digital work
Since 2008
Delivering digital work
Brisbane, QLD
Spring Hill
Brisbane, QLD
Neocortex and MyDesk
Two products
Neocortex and MyDesk
Owned and operated
Australian
Owned and operated

Organisations we’ve worked with

  • Carter Capner Law
  • Big Ass Fans
  • Exomed
  • Techlight
  • BioSolve Environmental & Sanitaire Bio Cleaning

Services that solve real problems

We won’t boil the ocean. We recommend only what you need, whether that’s a small project or a long-term partnership.

Agentic AI

Design and deliver AI agents, copilots, tool use, memory, orchestration and governed automation that solve real business problems.

  • Agents and copilots that act inside your systems
  • Tool use, memory and orchestration
  • Guardrails, approvals and an audit trail

Solution Architecture

Turn business requirements into practical, secure solution architectures across cloud, data, applications, integration and AI.

Enterprise Architecture

Connect strategy, operating models, technology, information and delivery into an architecture that can evolve with the organisation.

Digital Strategy

Clarify where digital, data and AI create value, establish priorities, and build an actionable strategy tied to measurable outcomes.

Product Strategy

Shape products from proposition to roadmap, including discovery, customer journeys, platform choices, MVP definition and delivery priorities.

Business Consulting & Roadmaps

Analyse processes, identify opportunities, build the business case and create pragmatic roadmaps that teams can actually execute.

Our products

We run our own platforms. That’s how we know what works.

Neocortex

The AI command centre for your organisation.

Context, intelligence and action across the systems you already use, with explicit trust boundaries and human approval for consequential actions.

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MyDesk V4

CRM and ERP for businesses that quote, buy, deliver and invoice.

Contacts, quotes, purchase orders, delivery notes, invoices and accounts in one place. Now part of Neocortex.

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Selected work

Agentic AI, Microsoft cloud, business platforms, websites and automation, delivered for Australian organisations.

7 projects

techlight.com.au
The Techlight website home page, designed and built by Digital Response
Website

TechlightBrand, website and the MyDesk platform

A complete business platform for a commercial lighting supplier. CRM, quoting, supplier RFQs, purchasing, projects, approvals and finance run in MyDesk, with AI-assisted insight across each workflow, alongside a new brand system and website.

  • MyDesk platform
  • AI integration
  • CRM & ERP
  • Brand system
  • Website
  • Vehicle livery
MyDesk Classic

3A Lighting AustraliaA system shaped around how the business works

MyDesk Classic supports 3A Lighting Australia’s own established workflows and connected business records: a practical, long-running system built around day-to-day operations rather than a packaged product.

  • Business workflows
  • Connected records
  • MyDesk Classic
Clear glass pendant lamps glowing in a dark roomPhoto: pepe nero / Unsplash

Carter Capner Law

Enterprise AI strategy and delivery across Azure, Microsoft AI Foundry and Copilot apps, including legal AI workflows, medical chronologies and operational automation.

  • AI strategy & roadmap
  • Azure AI Foundry
  • Copilot apps
  • Medical chronologies
  • Timesheet automation

Neocortex

Our enterprise AI platform: knowledge, people, systems and workflows connected, with governed agentic assistance, durable context and human oversight.

  • Enterprise AI
  • Connected knowledge
  • Agentic workflows
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Big Ass Fans

Systems integration that streamlined CRM workflows and shipping automation for operational efficiency.

  • Systems integration
  • CRM automation
  • Shipping automation

Exomed

A full digital presence for a medical education provider: WordPress design and build, with an ongoing SEO and SEM strategy driving qualified traffic.

  • Website design & build
  • WordPress
  • SEO / SEM
  • Digital strategy

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MyDesk: business software built around the business

Business systems should fit the way people work. MyDesk connects practical workflows, records and reporting, with AI assistance brought into the experience through Neocortex.

AI powered by Neocortex

The Techlight website, designed and built by Digital Response

MyDesk, current platform

Techlight

Quote-to-cash in one place: CRM, quoting, supplier RFQs, purchasing, projects, approvals, finance and reporting.

Read the Techlight case study
Clear glass pendant lamps glowing in a dark room

MyDesk Classic

3A Lighting Australia

An established deployment supporting 3A Lighting Australia’s own day-to-day operations and connected business records.

Open MyDesk Classic

Pendant lamp photo by pepe nero on Unsplash.

Neocortex
Our platform · Enterprise AI Brain

Your organisation’s intelligence.People + AI, working together.

Neocortex is the intelligence layer between your people, systems and AI. It connects records, relationships, knowledge and workflows, gives agents durable context, and turns individual AI prompts into governed work that teams can share, review and improve.

  • Unified MCP for AI agents
  • 1,500+ apps via Composio
  • Runs on Vercel or self-hosted
  • Graceful without credentials

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Second Brain

A semantic knowledge vault your AI can query and append to, so context persists across every tool and session.

Collaborative AI

People and AI work in one shared workspace, with delegation, live activity, versions, comments and approvals.

Neocortex MCP

One authenticated MCP endpoint gives Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor your notes, tasks, calendar, email, CRM and finance context.

AI with guardrails

Budgets, hard limits, policy checks and a visible audit trail. AI spend and behaviour as operational controls.

Proposal to payment

Quote, service agreement, commercials and invoice as one traceable chain, with client activity from email, calendar and commits turned into invoice requests.

Composable by design

A small always-on core with modules you switch on as you need them, for SMEs in any industry.

How we deliver it

  1. 01
    Discovery

    Two weeks mapping your people, systems and workflows into an agreed scope.

  2. 02
    Weekly delivery

    Human-in-the-loop cycles: you see and steer real progress every week.

  3. 03
    Rollout & handover

    Controlled rollout, operations handover, and a cortex that keeps growing with you.

About us

A local team that cares about doing things properly

We've been helping Brisbane businesses with their digital challenges since 2008. That's a long time in this industry - we've seen trends come and go, and learned what actually matters.

We don't do flashy presentations or promise the world. Instead, we listen to what you actually need, build things that work, and stick around to make sure they keep working.

We're not a revolving door of consultants. You'll deal with the same people from the first conversation to delivery - people who understand your business and actually give a damn.

Our clients tend to stick with us for years. We think that's because we treat their businesses like our own - and we're always honest, even when the honest answer is "you don't need that yet."

A calm, modern open-plan office interior
2008
In business and still going strong
Brisbane
Spring Hill, QLD
18 yrs
Longest running client platform still live and cared for
Always
Responsive and available when you need us

Business‑led. Never technology‑first.

No buzzwords, no “democratise your data”. We make the complex simple and give our clients their weekends back.

  1. 01

    Discover

    Understand the business first

    We start with your goals, not a technology wish list. We dig into what's working, what isn't, and where the real value is - before anyone mentions a platform or a tool.

  2. 02

    Strategise

    Build the business case

    We map out a clear path with a compelling business case behind it. Every recommendation is tied to an outcome - not a trend, not a vendor relationship.

  3. 03

    Ideate

    Explore what good looks like

    With the destination clear, we explore the best ways to get there. We bring creativity and experience - often the simplest solution is the best one.

  4. 04

    Prioritise

    Focus on what moves the needle

    Not everything can be done at once. We help you make smart trade-offs - focusing effort where it drives the most value and gives your stakeholders their weekends back.

  5. 05

    Iterate

    Test, learn, improve

    We build in stages and test early. Real feedback from real users beats assumptions every time. We adapt quickly and keep you in the loop throughout.

  6. 06

    Deliver

    Ship it. Then stick around.

    Launch is just the beginning. We make sure it works in the real world, iron out any issues, and help you get maximum value from what we've built together.

The technology comes last. We start with the business case, align on outcomes, and only then work out the best way to get there, whether that’s a simple integration or a full-scale build.

Ready to talk?

Tell us what you're working on. We'll get back to you within a day - no automated responses, just a real person reading what you wrote.

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We're easy to work with and won't boil the ocean. Whether you need quick wins or a multi-year programme, we're flexible and will only recommend what you actually need.

Why Choose Us?
  • Established for over 18 years
  • 100's of successful projects delivered
  • 100% satisfied customers