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

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.

Clients & Associates