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Featured in Forbes: A Milestone Moment for Leading Through Free Fall

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Featured in Forbes: A Milestone Moment for Leading Through Free Fall

This is a powerful affirmation of the work Sylver Consulting has been committed to for over two decades: helping leaders and...

Santana Wright Santana Wright· 2025
“Leading Through Free Fall”, An Innovation Playbook by Brianna Sylver

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“Leading Through Free Fall”, An Innovation Playbook by Brianna Sylver

Brianna Sylver’s new book, Leading Through Free Fall: How Innovators Turn Turbulence into Trust, shows how those moments of...

Santana Wright Santana Wright· 2025
The Power of Co-Creation: Building Community Through Mobility

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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
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
Three often overlooked considerations when designing the sample plan for an online survey

Quantitative Research

Three often overlooked considerations when designing the sample plan for an online survey

Three considerations related to survey sampling are often overlooked:

Robert Maihofer Robert Maihofer· 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
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
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
Stokes: A Key Ingredient to Energizing and Engaging Teams in Virtual Workshops

Qualitative Research

Stokes: A Key Ingredient to Energizing and Engaging Teams in Virtual Workshops

The key question of any good facilitator’s mind is, "How can I keep the team engaged and energized throughout the entire...

KU Katie Ulrich· 2022
Virtual Co-Creation Workshops: Designing Remotely with (and for) Consumers or End Users

Qualitative Research

Virtual Co-Creation Workshops: Designing Remotely with (and for) Consumers or End Users

In co-creation workshops, consumers or end users come together with key internal stakeholders to shape the next steps of a...

SH Sabrina Hallongren· 2022
4 Ways that Covid has Helped Sylver to Up Its Game on Participant Recruitment

Qualitative Research

4 Ways that Covid has Helped Sylver to Up Its Game on Participant Recruitment

To maintain (and elevate) the quality of our research participants throughout the pandemic, we’ve had to reflect and refine with...

JW Jacqueline Walker· 2022
Strategic Market Research Recruitment: 4 Best Practices to Ensure You’ve Got the Right Participants for Your Next Study

Qualitative Research

Strategic Market Research Recruitment: 4 Best Practices to Ensure You’ve Got the Right Participants for Your Next Study

There are many pressing issues facing market research recruitment that organizations often struggle to address. Concerns around...

MS Micaela Shoemaker· 2022
Mashups and Metaphors: The Secret to Successful Ideation

Customer Insight

Mashups and Metaphors: The Secret to Successful Ideation

At Sylver Consulting, we use “mashups” frequently in ideation workshops. But we’re sometimes met with outright puzzlement and...

Peter Bürgi Peter Bürgi· 2022
5 Accessibility Factors to Consider when Designing Digital User Experiences

User Experience

5 Accessibility Factors to Consider when Designing Digital User Experiences

With the continuously growing dependency on technology in both professional and personal capacities, it is more important than...

Jason Taft Jason Taft· 2022