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.

Consortium Members

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.

Owner / Director

Design thinker, innovation champion and CSR 2.0 advocate. Owner & Director of Silbo Ltd. Graduated…

Lean Innovation specialist

Lean Startup trainer, coach and mentor; Innovator; Entrepreneur; Business consultant and supporter of startups; mountain…

User Experience and Service Design Specialist

User experience and service design consultant, coach and mentor / Speaker / Entrepreneur / Business…

Design Thinking and Social Innovation specialist

Highly experienced design thinker and innovator with 25 years worth of experience in healthcare, public…

Maximising Digital Growth

Maximising Business Growth: Expertise in Advising Companies of All Sizes and Industries.

Change management and organisational leadership specialist

Guerrilla Worker, strategic thinker, occasional maverick and reluctant over-achiever with an interest in culture change,…

Strategy Leader

Organizational Design Thinker and Smart Cities Ecosystem Specialist

Organizational Design thinker

Organizational Design Thinker and Smart Cities Ecosystem Specialist Director and coach experienced at building business…

CHALLENGES WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON WITH OUR CLIENTS

Marine Conservation

LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®  was used as the primary method to facilitate the discussion between the team members around what the legacy of the Seascapes project might be.

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

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.

RYDER ARCHITECTURE

The workshops are brilliantly and enthusiastically delivered by 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

DIGITAL CITY ACCELERATOR

Just to say a massive thanks for putting together and delivering the fantastic ‘Mobile App Development’ workshop for us. The feedback from the delegates has been either ‘very good’ or ‘excellent’ across the board”

SCOTT WATSON, CLUSTER MANAGER, TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY

Clients & Associates