We built Sprintbase

Adam is the founder of Treehouse Innovation.  He has spent most of his career working with companies to design new products, services and strategies; and to develop their own internal innovation capability.

Formerly with Ernst & Young Consulting, Adam has led numerous innovation projects and design events for all types of organisations.  He is a frequent lecturer on design thinking on Cambridge University executive education programmes, and has designed and delivered learning programmes with leading business schools including, Imperial College London, Rice University, Georgia Tech and others. He is also a Partner at the The Møller PSF Group at Cambridge University.

Alister is a technology expert with a 20 year track record of creating software to help companies grow. He specialises in the fields of application design, real-time software communication and distributed systems. He is responsible for the creation and continual evolution of Treehouse’s Sprintbase application.

Previous experience consulting for Microsoft and Accenture then holding Associate Director and Vice President positions at London financial institutions has lead him to work with the Treehouse team.

Richard is a software engineer with 20 years’ experience working with small agile development teams as well as leading large multi-site customer implementations and he is currently responsible for the continued development of Treehouse’s Sprintbase application.

Before becoming a member of the Treehouse team, Richard worked as a consultant and has helped implement many Microsoft-based solutions to large corporate customers. Prior to that he worked for a number of years developing real-time servo-hydraulic control systems used by Formula 1 race teams and Earthquake simulations.

Duncan is a user-centred designer, artist, and versatile facilitator. He began his career as a systems analyst and developer in London and the Netherlands for PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Consultancy Service, and later turned his attention to fine arts. He currently runs his own fine art painting practice.

Recently, Duncan has worked within a UK local authority, developing relationships with artists and politicians to facilitate arts projects that deliver against political agendas. He has worked on projects in the financial services, pharmaceuticals, human resources, higher education and local government sectors across Europe and the Middle East. He is degree educated in Psychology & Philosophy from Durham University, and Fine Art from the University of Kent. He continues to paint.

Teodora is a graphic / UI designer, who specialises in branding and front-end development. Over the last ten years she had worked on a wide range of projects for number of marketing and advertising companies.

Her responsibilities involve creating and maintaining the company websites and marketing assets. She is also a part of the team behind our Sprintbase application.

Lover of all things design, Teodora has naturally taken to Design Thinking and is integrating the process into her workflow as an everyday problem solving solution.

Brian in a seasoned designer and innovation coach, bringing over a decade of game design and agile product development experience to his work with corporate teams. He is a BAFTA award-winning producer with credits on blockbuster titles including The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, Harry Potter to the BBC’s celebrated Doctor Who games. Today, Brian draws on this design and production experience to help people and teams from across industries be more creative in their work and apply the tools of design to create better solutions and user experiences. He is a certified Sprintbase coach, and has recently led virtual innovation projects for teams at eBay, Sodexo, Deloitte, and others.

Ryan has spent his entire career helping organizations adopt design thinking. He has designed and facilitated engagements with organizations including KBC Brussels Bank, Orange Business Services, The United Way, Sky, Capgemini and Hugo Boss. He is the Head of Strategic Partnerships at Treehouse Innovation.

Ryan began his career as a Program Manager and Consultant at Bridge Innovate, a leading design and innovation consultancy in the United States specialising in leadership development and change management.

He holds Master’s Degrees in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from both Politecnico di Milano and Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management.