Why do technology initiatives stall? Execution breaks in the gap between board and build.
When strategy, solution design, and technical implementation drift apart, cost and complexity grow. 8-Bit Spark works across all levels of your organization to keep your vision + values aligned with what ships, and leaves the capability within your team.
How do we work? We do not have to start at the beginning.
Our Assess » Architect » Activate methodology gives us three places to begin.
Assess when you need to understand the real problem before committing to a solution.
Architect when you know what must change and need a practical path forward.
Activate when you need senior hands-on help to make it real — with your team, not in place of them.
Each can stand alone. Together, they take a solution from ideation through implementation.
Some engagements have a defined scope, others need sustained leadership. We also step into fractional executive roles when you need senior product, technology, or data leadership embedded for a period of time.
What makes us different? Strategic at the board level. Credible at the build level.
The same two people work across both. You get Michael and Liz — not a senior pitch team followed by a handoff.
We can help make the case, shape the strategy, review the architecture, work alongside the people implementing it, and leave your team more capable than when we began.
Our approach is designed to build capacity within your organization. We combine hands-on co-creation with coaching, mentoring, and workshops so that expertise stays with your team after the engagement.
Who have we worked with? Our clients bring us different problems.
An engineering and geomatics firm, a sound technology venture, and a film festival. All had already committed to something. What each needed was one team that could carry their vision + strategy through implementation.
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McElhanney
Workshop + Coaching
Liz judged McElhanney’s inaugural internal ‘Shark Tank’, six initiatives received funding, and we delivered three company-wide Product Management workshops to strengthen the organization’s internal capability.
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Spatial Sound Dynamics Lab (SSDL)
Fractional Leadership
We helped turn existing sound technology into a new healthcare-focused business: shaping the business model and go-to-market strategy, then leading product architecture, development, analytics, and an initial therapist beta program.
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Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF)
Executive Advisory
We are working with VIFF on the data and digital systems behind the festival.
What happens next? Let us get you from “what if?” to “it works.”
Tell us what you are trying to move. We will tell you honestly whether we are the right firm for it.