About Ryder Architecture Everything architecture – our goal is simple – to improve the quality of the world around us and in doing so, improve people’s lives. An approach embedded in the origins of Ryder which remains a touchstone today. Ryder was established in 1953, in Newcastle with teams now in London, Glasgow, Liverpool, Hong Kong and Vancouver and through Ryder Alliance, in Australia, Budapest and Spain. Projects range in value from £50,000 to £300m including civic, education, healthcare, infrastructure, leisure, manufacturing, office, residential, retail and science sectors. Brief: We were asked to help create the framework for a collaborative design sprint that would involve the design team working on a large construction project. We then helped to deliver the sprint to ensure that standards were met and the core objectives were achieved. Testimonial: “Phil assisted Ryder as an independent facilitator during a three-day architectural design sprint. His in depth experience was invaluable during both the preparation and conduct of the sprint, chiefly in ensuring the consultant design team understood and applied a hybrid sprint framework in a collaborative manner. The benefits were clear, improved communication, a greater collective understanding of the challenges and opportunities associated with the project, ultimately better design outcomes.” Tags: Design Thinking, Sprint Methodology, Innovation, Collaboration

We were asked to create a bespoke design thinking system that would help the cultural and heritage sector redefine the commissioning process when working in the digital space. Testimonial “We asked Phil to deliver a design thinking workshop for our innovation project NE Culture is Digital. He provided a range of useful techniques and bespoke templates for the session. These resources and his strong facilitation provided a great way for our participants to gain a clarity around the challenges they faced as organisations and enabled them to work with partners from the CDIT sector to co-design potential solutions. Great work!” Brief: Create a series of canvas models that could be used within the creative industries as effectively as a commercial setting. Tags: Business Model Canvas, Value proposition Canvas, Commission Canvas, visioning

We were asked to deliver a series of workshops for the Digital City Accelerator in collaboration with the SME Centre of Excellence. The programme was created to support Tees Valley-based digital and tech companies in the early stages of their development and comprises a ten week workshop programme, bespoke mentoring from expert business coaches and a start-up grant of £5,000. Testimonial “The workshops are brilliantly and enthusiastically delivered by The SME Centre of Excellence and Silbo who have designed a programme that is perfectly pitched for early stage companies. The Fellows also receive one-to-one support from Silbo through the duration of the Accelerator Programme. Phil and Justin are very valued partners of ours in that they share our passion and values for supporting start-up companies. They are always willing to (and often do) go the extra mile to ensure that each company receives a high level of support that is bespoke to their individual needs. The feedback from the participants is always very good or excellent. Nine out of ten participants would either definitely or be very likely to attend the Programme again. 99% would recommend it to others.” Brief: In collaboration with the SME Centre of Excellence combine create the best early stage accelerator possible using the best range of methods and tools.