Activation workshops
Workshops are Sylver's "secret sauce"
...the key to achieving "actionable insight"
that leads to real business impact.
Accelerate your team like no slide deck can
...with the right workshop, at the right time, for the right project need.
1. Setting the Stage for Success
When you need to get all the right players on board and aligned as the project begins, this workshop:
- Aligns stakeholders on what "project success" looks like and feels like
- Defines "actionable insight" for the initiative
2. Test & Learn Planning
When you need a plan for de-risking a new idea, this workshop:
- Supports your team to identify assumptions most likely to impact innovation success
- Focuses a "test & learn" plan on generating the data that will constrain risk
3. Ideation
When you need fresh and varied ideas to feed the innovation process, this workshop:
- Generates, consolidates, and refines ideas relevant to your project goals
- Includes SMEs and/or customers, clients, etc. for "co-creation"
4. Team Alignment
When you need a midstream re-set because team and stakeholders are drifting, this workshop:
- Addresses and resolves team conflict or misalignment issues
- Tames scope creep and re-establishes team intentions
5. Sensemaking
When your timeline doesn't support detailed analysis, this workshop:
- Engages your team in making sense of the data in real-time so you can meet your pressing business timeline
- Skips the traditional deliverable—directly applies the insights to your next step action plans
6. Translating Insights into Action
When you need a large team to internalize the insights and create an action plan, this workshop:
- Identifies the strategic business implications of the research insights
- Shapes action plans aligned to cross-functional stakeholders
7. Go Forward
When you need to make sure your project isn't stalled by other complex org initiatives, this workshop:
- Identifies workstream co-dependencies and momentum enablers and disablers
- Defines how to integrate your project with other already-in-process roadmaps
8. LEGO® Serious Play®
When you need a highly motivating strategic plan that meshes org resources and market realities, this workshop:
- Gives you clarity about critical internal and external factors shaping strategic action
- Leverages insights to plan how to succeed in the broad market landscape across various scenarios
9. Brand Purpose/Positioning
When you need to optimize brand purpose and positioning based on new research insights, this workshop:
- Supports your team to refine who your target customer is
- Articulates how your brand is uniquely designed to serve that customer compared to your competitors
Don't see the type of workshop you need?
Reach out. We design custom workshops to:
- Unstick your team
- Galvanize action
- Move your team forward in days, not months