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LEADERSHIP through innovation

At Arable Ventures, we envision a world where a growing global community of innovation leaders can catalyze change and realize the full potential to scale growth, culture, and social impact.

Services

OUR SERVICES

We are an innovation strategy consulting firm that specializes in innovation operating model design, team/org capability building, and partner & ecosystem enablement:
Innovation Strategy & Venture Planning
  • Capability Assessment & Opportunity Roadmaps​

  • Innovation Operating Model Design

  • Portfolio Implementation Playbooks

Advisory & Coaching
  • Advisory & Coaching for Individuals and Teams

  • Workshops & Masterclasses

Venture Board Management
  • Initial Launch

  • Ongoing Management

  • Member Sourcing

  • Active Members on Select Boards

Community, Insights & Best Practices
  • Quarterly Chief Innovation Officer Learning Forums

  • Market Trends

  • Thought Leadership

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TESTIMONIALS

"Entrepreneurial and driven, while being sensitive to organizational considerations, Lisha has the ability to challenge existing beliefs and tackle difficult questions with sensitivity. In my view, this is an essential quality for an effective leader."

Rajesh

Our clients

OUR CLIENTS

We envision a world in which a growing global community of innovation leaders can catalyze change and realize the full potential to scale growth, culture, and social impact. Our clients include large organizations, growth stage startups, as well as the incubator/accelerator/venture studio ecosystem.

Large Organizations

We are dedicated to providing the best to our valued clients. Our staff is composed of professionally trained people with vast experience in the area.

 

  • Making the case for enterprise innovation

  • Assessing existing portfolios, projects, & programs

  • Customizing strategy & operating model design

  • Reinforcing process, talent, infrastructure, & culture

  • Refreshing ideation & portfolio management

  • Creating scale & sustainability for innovation groups

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Startups

We are dedicated to providing the best to our valued clients. Our staff is composed of professionally trained people with vast experience in the area.

 

  • Advisory for roadmap, business model & growth

  • Revenue strategies & go-to-market approach

  • Partnership opportunities with established companies

  • Fundraising approach preparation

  • Building culture & high performing teams

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Incubators, Studios, & Venture Funds

We are dedicated to providing the best to our valued clients. Our staff is composed of professionally trained people with vast experience in the area.

 

  • Advising on structure & strategy for startup teams

  • Teaching founders how to build products & teams

  • Repeatable process & innovation methodology

  • Facilitating partnerships and pilots between corporates & startups

  • Connecting resources & subject matter experts

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Our apprach

OUR APPROACH

Enterprise innovation can be a challenging yet fulfilling endeavor that demands the development of specialized skills, deliberate design of organizational structures, and consistent implementation over time, which is why we have devised a framework of innovation operating model building blocks to guide the process.
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About Us

ABOUT US

As former founders, operators, strategists, and heads of innovation, the Arable team leverages its proven expertise across business design and capability building to help organizations identify market opportunities, launch innovative solutions, and differentiate from the competition.

Our custom operating models and tailored playbooks meet businesses where they are on their innovation journey, whether it’s standing up an innovation lab or venture studio from scratch or turbocharging existing growth portfolios.

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VISION

We envision a world in which a growing global community of innovation leaders can catalyze change and realize the full potential to scale growth, culture, and social impact.

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MISSION

We guide organizations to unlock their innovation potential and become more resilient by deploying the proven systems and best-in-class capabilities that allow new ventures to thrive, now and into the future.

Our Team

OUR TEAM

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Lisha Davis

Founder/CEO
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Lisha is an innovation leader, venture builder, startup investor, and business strategist who has served on all sides of the business table.

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Prior to launching Arable Ventures, Lisha served as the founder and CEO of Vanguard’s Innovation Studio, where she was responsible for the identification of white spaces with the power to disrupt and the build out of successful ventures to fill those spaces. Throughout her work, Lisha has led innovation, product, and business teams in vision, strategy, operations, and the creation of powerful tech-enabled solutions, with a high emphasis on growing the best functioning teams and company culture. An angel investor and startup advisor, Lisha teaches a course on Open Innovation & Strategic Alliances at Temple University, and is a lifelong advocate of diverse founders and funders.

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Strategists

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Market Researchers

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Product Owners

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Data Scientists

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Designers

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Developers

Free Arable iOS© diagnostic tool

Download Arable Venture's free Innovation Operating System diagnostic tool to help you uncover key areas, wherever you are on your venture building journey.

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Contact Us

CONTACT US

Let’s Work Together

Contact us for a 30 minute call and consultation to understand your innovation stage and goals, and how Arable Ventures can support your needs.

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New York, NY

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