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Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · Sep 18

HUGE news! 🎉 @forbes.com has recognized Brianna’s book as one of the Top “5 Books To Elevate Your Leadership & Drive Change” in their latest article!

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Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · 2d

When people roll their eyes at “innovation,” they’re reacting to past trauma.

As a leader, you can ignore that baggage—or treat it as valuable data.

When you address resistance with empathy and curiosity, you transform inertia into clarity and create real, measurable impact.

Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · 2d

The longer you wrestle with the conflicting feelings of needing to change course but avoid the decision to act, the more anxious you’ll feel.

Staying stuck in indecision doesn’t help your project.

Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · 3d

As a leader of innovation, it’s your responsibility to fiercely protect the vitality of both you and your team.

Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · 4d

This is a powerful affirmation of the work Sylver Consulting has been committed to for over two decades: helping leaders and organizations find clarity in complexity, turn resistance into resilience, and leverage turbulence to build trust.

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

Brianna’s debut book, Leading Through Free Fall: How Innovators Turn Turbulence into Trust, is featured in Forbes as one of “5 Books To Elevate Your Leadership and Drive Change.”

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Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · 4d

This isn’t a book about innovation process. … This is a playbook… to navigate the turbulent winds inherent in the innovation process. It’s a resource that shows you how to emerge with grit, grace, and joy…
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“Leading Through Free Fall” An Innovation Playbook by Brianna Sylver

At the heart of innovation lies uncertainty. Every leader has known the moment when the project that once felt exciting begins to wobble—when resistance, shifting priorities, or unexpected turbulence…

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Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · 5d

Each innovation roadblock or challenge is a gift that you get to unwrap and examine with intention.

Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · 6d

Let me assure you, the only thing you’re doing wrong is buying into the lie that the innovation process should be smooth…

The idea that the innovation process can be tamed or controlled is an absolute myth.

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Roberto Ferraro @ferraroroberto.bsky.social · May 16

It's not about how much you work, but how well you do it.

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uxcollective.bsky.social @uxcollective.bsky.social · 6d

When innovation deceives: Escaping the value mirage uxdesign.cc/when-innovat...

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Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · 9d

At the heart of innovation lies uncertainty.

Every leader has known the moment when the project that once felt exciting begins to wobble—when resistance, shifting priorities, or unexpected turbulence suddenly stalls progress.

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

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Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · 9d

Humans are at the core of most of the tension, turmoil, and turbulence that you’ll experience.

Humans who can’t be removed from the process.

Or ignored.

Or avoided.

Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · 10d

You’re playing a long game here, innovator. You can’t just put words on a wall and call it good.

You have to systematize these values throughout your work—intentionally, over time.

Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · 11d

THIS is the Real Reason Innovation Projects Get Stuck #innovation

Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · 11d

Leadership doesn’t happen in isolation—it grows when people share, reflect, and support one another through uncertainty.

Join the growing community around “Leading Through Free Fall.” Read it, review it, and message us to join the end-of-month leader conversation.

Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · 11d

As an innovation leader, you’re managing more than projects—you’re managing anxieties.

Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · 12d

Actionable insight can only occur if you carefully curate the project’s full engagement journey—starting with scoping and kickoff.

Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · 13d

Success in innovation isn’t about avoiding turbulence.

It’s about learning to navigate uncertainty, ambiguity, and resistance with courage, trust, and love.

Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · 16d

Innovation isn’t just a process—it’s an emotional journey.

Brianna Sylver’s Leading Through Free Fall is the guide every leader needs to navigate resistance, build trust, and drive meaningful change.

📘 Grab your copy now: a.co/d/exbkxoV

Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · 17d

When a leadership shift occurs, a project’s ecosystem changes.

Sometimes these changes are minor and other times, major.

Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · 18d

Reject scenarios that stir resentment. Explore scenarios that create expansion.

You’ll notice this as a sense of lightness.

Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · 19d

This feeling of being trapped is just that—a feeling.

There is more flexibility in the timeline and the request to shorten it.

Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · 20d

Your role is to guide your stakeholders through the processing of unexpected issues, helping them navigate the five stages of grief.

Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · 23d

A team’s appetite for innovation is defined based on their motivation and tolerance for innovation in that moment.

Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · 24d

As an innovation leader, you’re managing more than just projects— you’re also managing anxieties.

Sylver Consulting @sylverconsulting.bsky.social · 24d

Don’t Boil Yourself! This is How to Protect Your Energy & Impact #innovation

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Don’t Boil Yourself!

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