Act creatively.
Think strategically.
Collaborate effectively.
Helping people work better together with purposeful facilitation and human-centered design.
Hi, I’m Dana Mitroff Silvers.
From museums to tech, I work with mission-driven organizations to spark creativity, discover insights, leverage data, and move forward with confidence.
My custom-designed and expertly facilitated workshops, retreats, and working sessions are grounded in human-centered design methods and practices.
Better collaboration leads to better outcomes.
Good facilitation makes it possible.
Helping teams to …
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✓ Bring clarity to complex challenges
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✓ Spark creative thinking
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✓ Launch strategic planning or new initiatives
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✓ Uncover the needs of customers and stakeholders
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✓ Identify and align around priorities
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✓ Develop organizational values and principles
Services
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Meeting Facilitation
From virtual sessions to in-person gatherings, I design and facilitate meetings, off-sites, and retreats for organizations, teams, and boards.
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Workshops + Trainings
From co-design sessions to custom trainings, I equip teams with tools and methods for creative collaboration and effective problem-solving.
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Research + Strategy
Using ethnographic and design research, I uncover your customers’ goals, needs, and motivations so you can make informed strategic decisions.
The design sprint was a turning point for my team at the National Gallery of Art. It solidified a way of working that is more open and transparent, and has given us a systematic and proven working method.
Lynn Russell, National Gallery of Art
Free Print-at-Home PDF
Improv Games for Design + Collaboration
Get a PDF with games from improvisational theater that will help your team build trust and flexibility, foster comfort with ambiguity, and be better, bolder design thinkers.
These cards are an essential resource for anyone who leads remote or in-person meetings, design sprints, workshops, or other creative sessions.
Selected Case Studies
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Custom Workshop Development + Facilitation for Aspen Institute
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Improv Games for Remote Design Sprints at Google
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Design Sprint for Digital Products at the National Gallery of Art
