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Actionable Insights Aren’t Discovered—They’re Designed

Strategy

Actionable Insights Aren’t Discovered—They’re Designed

Too often, I see teams treat actionable insights as a final deliverable. Like it’s something to be handed off at the end of a...

Brianna Sylver Brianna Sylver· 2025
The Power of Co-Creation: Building Community Through Mobility

Methods

The Power of Co-Creation: Building Community Through Mobility

That question sparked the creation of the Twin Cities Electric Vehicle Mobility Network, now known as the EV Spot Network and...

Santana Wright Santana Wright· 2025
STOP Blindly Trusting Your Stakeholders! Their assumptions could be derailing your projects...

Client Relationships

STOP Blindly Trusting Your Stakeholders! Their assumptions could be derailing your projects...

Assumptions shape every aspect of a research initiative, from study scope and methods to data analysis and how findings are...

Santana Wright Santana Wright· 2025
What NASA Overlooked—And How Asking the Right Questions Changed Everything

Strategy

What NASA Overlooked—And How Asking the Right Questions Changed Everything

Okay, so we know that sounds a little clickbait-y, but it happened… right in front of us.

Santana Wright Santana Wright· 2025
The Day My Client Said “You Ruined Me...”

Client Relationships

The Day My Client Said “You Ruined Me...”

But that’s exactly what one of my best clients said to me the other day. Luckily, they went on to explain it was a compliment,...

Brianna Sylver Brianna Sylver· 2025
Your Insights Aren’t the Problem — Your Scoping Is.

Strategy

Your Insights Aren’t the Problem — Your Scoping Is.

But the real issue often starts before the work even begins — in the scoping and kickoff conversations that fail to surface the...

Brianna Sylver Santana Wright Brianna Sylver and Santana Wright· 2025
From Playroom to Boardroom: The Power of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® in Business

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From Playroom to Boardroom: The Power of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® in Business

Today’s super dynamic business landscape is full of unpredictable challenges and blink-and-they’re-gone opportunities. In this...

Brianna Sylver Peter Bürgi Brianna Sylver and Peter Bürgi· 2024
Practicing "Power With" Leadership at Sylver Consulting

Collaboration

Practicing "Power With" Leadership at Sylver Consulting

The book "Power of Collective Wisdom" describes how Power With is a relational and collective approach to power that creates new...

PH Paige Hendersen· 2023
Take the Guesswork Out of Your Market Positioning with Symbolics™

Video

Take the Guesswork Out of Your Market Positioning with Symbolics™

We are proud to share our webinar on Sylver’s proprietary methodology, Symbolics™, featuring Brianna Sylver, President and...

Robyn Minor SS Robyn Minor and Sheysel Sanchez· 2023
Do You Know the Difference Between "Power Over" vs. "Power With" Leadership?

Collaboration

Do You Know the Difference Between "Power Over" vs. "Power With" Leadership?

Power Over leadership follows an authoritarian approach, exerting control and power over its team members with very little true...

Robyn Minor SS Robyn Minor and Sheysel Sanchez· 2023
Using Mural to support your Qualitative Design Research

Collaboration

Using Mural to support your Qualitative Design Research

I will admit - the sentiment underpinning the phrase “Sylver’s magic” makes me smile. But I’m going to let you in on a little...

PH Paige Hendersen· 2023
What is LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® and How Can It Help Tune Your Strategy?

Collaboration

What is LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® and How Can It Help Tune Your Strategy?

Heard this before? Sound like something you’ve said about your own company’s strategy?

Brianna Sylver Brianna Sylver· 2023
Unlocking New Vision with LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®: A Journey with Arity

Collaboration

Unlocking New Vision with LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®: A Journey with Arity

Our mission is to empower leaders to courageously embrace change and future-proof their offerings. To do that effectively, we...

Brianna Sylver Brianna Sylver· 2023
The Plague of “Should-ing”: Are you sabotaging your own market growth?

Collaboration

The Plague of “Should-ing”: Are you sabotaging your own market growth?

“Should” can be a perfectly wonderful word in many contexts, calling attention to important standards or expectations. But when...

Peter Bürgi Peter Bürgi· 2023
Test-and-Learn: An Approach to New Product Development

Video

Test-and-Learn: An Approach to New Product Development

Do you have a product idea or solution forming in your head, but you’re not sure what to do next? Sylver Consulting can be your...

Robyn Minor SS Robyn Minor and Sheysel Sanchez· 2023
Setting the Stage for Success - Workshop Highlight

Video

Setting the Stage for Success - Workshop Highlight

Sylver Consulting’s “Setting the Stage for Success” Workshop is a key differentiator. It fuels the strategic partnership that so...

Robyn Minor SS Robyn Minor and Sheysel Sanchez· 2023
How Collaborative Sensemaking Supports Strategic Innovation in Business

Collaboration

How Collaborative Sensemaking Supports Strategic Innovation in Business

However, traditionally, this has been a key workshop that we do exclusively internally within Sylver. We have not invited...

MS Brianna Sylver Peter Bürgi Micaela Shoemaker, Brianna Sylver, and Peter Bürgi· 2023
5 Ways to Cultivate "Power With" Energy

Collaboration

5 Ways to Cultivate "Power With" Energy

#PowerWith leadership aligns with Sylver’s three core values of shared appreciation, collaboration, and personal responsibility....

Robyn Minor SS Robyn Minor and Sheysel Sanchez· 2023