TECHNOLOGY DESIGN AND INNOVATION LEADER SINCE — Y:2010
TECHNOLOGY DESIGN AND INNOVATION LEADER SINCE — Y:2010
NIEL
NIEL
SY
SY
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Niel Sy is a technology design and innovation leader, workshop aficionado, and design thinking educator based in London.
Niel Sy is a technology design and innovation leader, workshop aficionado, and design thinking educator based in London.
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He leads design across physical, digital, service, and product experiences — working at the intersection of humans, business, and the future. His focus is on helping teams move from discovery to delivery, and from now to next, through thoughtful, human-centred design.
Currently at BP, Niel drives transformative design initiatives across technology. He also teaches human-centred design globally through IDEO U. Previously, he served as an enterprise innovation architect at Deloitte London office, and led the Nano Labs, Liquid Studio, and Design Thinking Capability at Accenture in Manila.
Global design lead, Digital Aviation, Castrol, China and CRM
BP PLC
2024 — Present
Leads transformative experiences in service, product, and content design, whilst partnering with the design leadership team, using sustainable design thinking from discovery to delivery.
Global design lead, Digital Aviation, Castrol, China and CRM
BP PLC
2024 — Present
Leads transformative experiences in service, product, and content design, whilst partnering with the design leadership team, using sustainable design thinking from discovery to delivery.
Global design lead, Digital Aviation, Castrol, China and CRM
BP PLC
2024 — Present
Leads transformative experiences in service, product, and content design, whilst partnering with the design leadership team, using sustainable design thinking from discovery to delivery.
Enterprise Architect for Innovation
Deloitte
2022 — 2024
Delivered technical insight, advice, guidance and strategy to support product and innovation groups across Deloitte North and South Europe. Played an active part as an innovation architect partnering with Deloitte Ventures working with start-ups.
Enterprise Architect for Innovation
Deloitte
2022 — 2024
Delivered technical insight, advice, guidance and strategy to support product and innovation groups across Deloitte North and South Europe. Played an active part as an innovation architect partnering with Deloitte Ventures working with start-ups.
Enterprise Architect for Innovation
Deloitte
2022 — 2024
Delivered technical insight, advice, guidance and strategy to support product and innovation groups across Deloitte North and South Europe. Played an active part as an innovation architect partnering with Deloitte Ventures working with start-ups.
Teaching team
IDEO U
2022 — Present
Design leader and practitioner facilitating learner experiences, and a thought partner in digging more deeply into the content, and catalyzes the learning community.
Teaching team
IDEO U
2022 — Present
Design leader and practitioner facilitating learner experiences, and a thought partner in digging more deeply into the content, and catalyzes the learning community.
Teaching team
IDEO U
2022 — Present
Design leader and practitioner facilitating learner experiences, and a thought partner in digging more deeply into the content, and catalyzes the learning community.
Technology R&D Sr. Principal, Head of Liquid Studio and Nano Labs
Accenture
2010 — 2022
Led an innovation studio and responsible to articulate technology-enabled business value propositions; design, developed, and showcased highly visible prototypes using emerging technologies.
Technology R&D Sr. Principal, Head of Liquid Studio and Nano Labs
Accenture
2010 — 2022
Led an innovation studio and responsible to articulate technology-enabled business value propositions; design, developed, and showcased highly visible prototypes using emerging technologies.
Technology R&D Sr. Principal, Head of Liquid Studio and Nano Labs
Accenture
2010 — 2022
Led an innovation studio and responsible to articulate technology-enabled business value propositions; design, developed, and showcased highly visible prototypes using emerging technologies.
15+
Years of experience
15+
Years of experience
15+
Years of experience
100+
Design thinking workshops
100+
Design thinking workshops
100+
Design thinking workshops
2K+
Design thinking students
2K+
Design thinking students
2K+
Design thinking students
NIEL SY
TECHNOLOGY
DESIGN
INNOVATION
INNOVATION
DESIGN
TECHNOLOGY
NIEL SY
RCA x Design for Good
Royal College of Art London
2025
Enabled designers and other innovators to enhance their ability to design and implement integrated solutions to address the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
RCA x Design for Good
Royal College of Art London
2025
Enabled designers and other innovators to enhance their ability to design and implement integrated solutions to address the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
RCA x Design for Good
Royal College of Art London
2025
Enabled designers and other innovators to enhance their ability to design and implement integrated solutions to address the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Design and innovation
IDEO U
2019 — Present
Continuously learning , evolving, and teaching the methods and develop the mindsets that IDEO has practiced for decades to help organizations become more resilient, adaptable and innovative.
Design and innovation
IDEO U
2019 — Present
Continuously learning , evolving, and teaching the methods and develop the mindsets that IDEO has practiced for decades to help organizations become more resilient, adaptable and innovative.
Design and innovation
IDEO U
2019 — Present
Continuously learning , evolving, and teaching the methods and develop the mindsets that IDEO has practiced for decades to help organizations become more resilient, adaptable and innovative.
Strategy and Innovation, Mastering design thinking
MIT Sloan School of Management
2022
Introduced breakthrough concepts to help executives deliver on great ideas and successfully drive innovation throughout their organization.
Strategy and Innovation, Mastering design thinking
MIT Sloan School of Management
2022
Introduced breakthrough concepts to help executives deliver on great ideas and successfully drive innovation throughout their organization.
Strategy and Innovation, Mastering design thinking
MIT Sloan School of Management
2022
Introduced breakthrough concepts to help executives deliver on great ideas and successfully drive innovation throughout their organization.
Computer Science
AMA Computer University
2006 — 2009
Acquired fundamental software engineering and product development skills. Gained basic knowledge of design in general. Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Computer Science
AMA Computer University
2006 — 2009
Acquired fundamental software engineering and product development skills. Gained basic knowledge of design in general. Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Computer Science
AMA Computer University
2006 — 2009
Acquired fundamental software engineering and product development skills. Gained basic knowledge of design in general. Graduated Magna Cum Laude
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NIEL SY
TECHNOLOGY
DESIGN
INNOVATION