Who we are
We are a collective of specialists and organisations each with our own areas of expertise often with our own companies that run in parallel. We are always looking for like minded people to collaborate with, if you are interested in working with us please get in touch.
Who we are
We are a collective of specialists each with our own areas of expertise often with our own companies that run in parallel. We are always looking for like minded people to collaborate with, if you are interested in working with us please get in touch.
Dr. Philip Veal D.Prof. [FRSA]
Founder & Director of Silbo. Design thinker, innovation champion and CSR 2.0 advocate. LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® facilitator.
[Also your first point of contact when you want to talk to us.]
As an experienced Design Thinking facilitator, Phil brings over 2 decades of hands-on experience guiding organisations through the process of user-centred innovation.
Having worked with a wide range of clients – from ambitious start-ups to established multinationals Phil excels at helping teams unlock their creativity and develop practical solutions to complex challenges. His facilitation style is engaging, insightful, and tailored to the unique needs of each project, ensuring that every voice is heard and every idea is explored.
Phil is also a fully qualified LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® facilitator.
collaborators and associates
Sometimes we help to deliver other people’s projects and sometimes we bring in other orgs to help us. We are all about collaboration so please reach out if you would like to be part of what we do.
CHALLENGES WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON WITH OUR CLIENTS
Cyber Security
LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® was used as a way of discussing emerging threats, themes and trends in the cyber security landscape..
Teesside University FUEL
We were asked to deliver a series of workshops to a cohort of new startup companies. This involved exploring things like; Lean startup, Business Modelling, Value Proposition modelling, and the use of design sprints
Yohlar Health Innovation
The Yohlar programme is a first of its kind, level 6 qualification in business model innovation to incorporate LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® and Design Thinking.
Client testimonials
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!
CREATIVE FUSE 2019
Huge thanks for today, it was absolutely brilliant and the team are buzzing. As a manager I felt that it brought the team together on an equal footing and also gave me a valuable insight into how each individual approaches challenges. I thought some of us would struggle (myself included) but that was not the case at all. You immediately put us all at ease and made us feel extremely comfortable. The process has no doubt helped shape our strategic planning in a fun, creative way.
Seascapes 2023
Had an amazing day facilitating Citizens Advice Gateshead managers away day. Spaghetti Towers, Serious Lego Play (thank you Dr. Philip Veal, [D Prof] FRSA ) and amazing colleagues making insightful discovery!!
Citizens Advice Gateshead 2023.
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