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· 2025
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· 2025
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· 2025
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· 2025
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· 2025
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 and Santana Wright· 2025
Methods
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 and Peter Bürgi· 2024
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...
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...
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Robyn Minor and Sheysel Sanchez· 2023
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...
SS
Robyn Minor and Sheysel Sanchez· 2023
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...
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· 2023
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· 2023
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· 2023
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...
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Robyn Minor and Sheysel Sanchez· 2023
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...
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Robyn Minor and Sheysel Sanchez· 2023
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...
Micaela Shoemaker, Brianna Sylver, and Peter Bürgi· 2023
Collaboration
5 Ways to Cultivate "Power With" Energy
#PowerWith leadership aligns with Sylver’s three core values of shared appreciation, collaboration, and personal responsibility....
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Robyn Minor and Sheysel Sanchez· 2023
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