HIGHSKILLZ LIMITED

Their core work

Highskillz is a London-based technology SME specializing in human performance, behavioral change, and technology-enhanced learning systems. Their work spans tools that help people learn complex skills (such as musical instrument performance in TELMI), platforms that motivate energy-efficient behavior through ICT-based feedback (MOBISTYLE), and human-centered approaches to manufacturing work (HUMAN). The common thread is designing digital solutions that understand and influence how people learn, behave, and perform — whether in education, buildings, or factories.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

All three projects started in 2016, so there is no meaningful temporal evolution — the portfolio represents a single period of activity rather than a shifting focus. However, the keyword data suggests that behavioral change, energy performance, indoor environment, and health/lifestyle themes characterize their more recent or ongoing work (MOBISTYLE ran until 2020, the longest of the three). The breadth across music learning, energy behavior, and manufacturing suggests a generalist human-factors capability applied across domains rather than deep specialization in one sector.

Their longest-running project focused on behavioral change for energy efficiency, suggesting a possible shift toward built-environment and sustainability applications of their human-factors expertise.

How they like to work

Highskillz operates exclusively as a consortium participant, never leading projects — typical for a specialist SME contributing targeted expertise to larger teams. With 26 unique partners across 10 countries from just 3 projects, they work in medium-to-large consortia and appear comfortable integrating with diverse international groups. Their broad sector spread (digital, energy, manufacturing) suggests they are flexible contributors rather than single-domain specialists.

Highskillz has collaborated with 26 distinct partners across 10 countries through its three H2020 projects, indicating broad European reach for a small company. No single geographic cluster dominates, suggesting adaptability to varied consortium compositions.

What sets them apart

Highskillz occupies an unusual niche: they apply human behavioral and learning science through digital tools across multiple sectors, rather than being locked into one domain. This cross-sector versatility — music education, building energy behavior, factory worker performance — makes them a valuable partner when a consortium needs expertise in how people interact with technology. For coordinators, they offer a ready-made human-factors and behavioral-design capability without the overhead of a large research institute.

Highlights from their portfolio

• TELMI
  Largest funding share (EUR 513,750) and an unusual application domain — technology-enhanced learning of musical instrument performance — showcasing creative application of learning technology.
• MOBISTYLE
  Longest-running project (2016-2020) bridging ICT, behavioral science, and energy efficiency — the richest keyword footprint in their portfolio.