PROGRAMS
Turn Meaningful Problems Into Ventures Worth Building.
Impact Venture programs help teams move from meaningful problems to evidence-based opportunities, validated concepts and executable ventures.
Each stage is designed around a different decision—what is worth exploring, what is worth pursuing, and how to move it forward.
The Impact Venture Journey
Discover. Validate. Develop.
A structured pathway for moving from an important problem to a venture that can be tested, developed and put into action.
01
Discovery
What should we explore?
Identify meaningful problems, uncover opportunities and decide what deserves further attention.
120 Minutes
02
Validation
Is this opportunity worth pursuing?
Test the assumptions, gather evidence and determine whether an opportunity has enough substance to move forward.
4 Weeks
03
Development
How do we turn this into something that can work?
Develop the venture concept, impact logic and early path toward implementation.
12 Weeks
01 · DISCOVERY
Find the Opportunity Worth Exploring.
Executive Workshop · 120 Minutes
Discovery helps teams move beyond broad challenges and assumptions to identify concrete opportunities worth investigating.
Through a facilitated process, participants examine meaningful problems, the people affected by them, possible sources of value and the conditions required for an idea to become a viable opportunity.
The Question
What should we explore?
What You’ll Work Through
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Problem Framing
Define the problem clearly enough to investigate.
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Opportunity Identification
Look for where unmet needs, capabilities and potential value intersect.
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Stakeholder Perspective
Consider who is affected, who matters and where different interests may align.
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Business & Impact Logic
Explore how value creation and meaningful impact could reinforce one another.
Outcome
Opportunity Summary
A focused view of the most promising opportunities, with 3–5 possibilities identified and 1–2 prioritized for further exploration.
02 · VALIDATION
Build the Evidence Before You Commit.
Venture Sprint · 4 Weeks
Validation turns a promising opportunity into a testable proposition.
Teams examine the assumptions behind the problem, proposed solution, stakeholders and early business model—building enough evidence to decide whether the opportunity should move forward.
The Question
Is this opportunity worth pursuing?
What You’ll Work Through
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Problem Evidence
Determine whether the problem is meaningful, persistent and sufficiently understood.
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Stakeholder Validation
Test assumptions with the people, organizations and decision-makers who matter.
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Solution Logic
Examine whether the proposed approach meaningfully addresses the problem.
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Business & Impact Logic
Explore the commercial, operational and impact assumptions required for the opportunity to work.
Outcome
Validation Brief
A structured assessment of the evidence, assumptions, risks and next-step recommendation.
Decision: Go · Hold · Rework
03 · DEVELOPMENT
Turn a Validated Opportunity Into an Executable Venture.
Venture Program · 12 Weeks
Development helps teams move from evidence to design.
Over twelve weeks, participants develop the venture concept, clarify the impact thesis and create an early plan for testing the model with real stakeholders.
The Question
How do we move this forward?
What You’ll Work Through
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Venture Concept
Clarify what is being built, for whom and why it should exist.
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Business Model
Develop the logic for creating, delivering and capturing value.
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Impact Thesis
Define the intended change, the mechanism behind it and how progress could be measured.
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Pilot & Stakeholder Plan
Identify the early tests, partners and relationships required to move toward implementation.
Outcome
Venture Concept
Impact Thesis
Early Pilot Plan
Stakeholder Plan
HOW IT WORKS
Built Around Real Opportunities.
Impact Venture programs are designed around application rather than passive learning. Teams work on real questions, test assumptions and develop outputs they can use beyond the program itself.
Live
Facilitated sessions focused on discussion, application and decision-making.
Evidence-Driven
Assumptions are treated as questions to test, not conclusions to defend.
Team-Based
Programs are designed to help teams build shared understanding and make decisions together.
Action-Oriented
Each stage ends with a concrete output and a clearer next decision.
WHERE TO START
Which Program Is Right for You?
“We have a broad issue, but no clear opportunity yet.”
→ Start with Discovery
“We have an idea, but we do not know whether it is really worth pursuing.”
→ Start with Validation
“We have evidence and want to turn the opportunity into a concrete venture.”
→ Start with Development
WORK WITH US
Find Your Starting Point.
Tell us what you are trying to build—or what you are still trying to understand.
If you are unsure which stage fits your team, share a little about the challenge, opportunity or venture you are working on. We can help determine the most appropriate starting point.