Davenport Strategic Innovation & Design
As a human-centered, solution-oriented consultancy, we’ve been empowering organizations for over 20 years. Our future-focused team is dedicated to fostering transformative growth, increasing productivity, and generating significant impacts.
Human-Centered Design
We create human-centered solutions that focus on people’s needs and experiences. Our services include strategic planning, organizational development, stakeholder engagement, human resources management, sustainability planning, intercultural development, operations planning, and expert project management for effective, long-term success.
Our Methodology
Discover
We start by uncovering your organization’s strengths through data collection, stakeholder conversations, and comprehensive assessments. This process helps us tailor our strategies to your specific needs.
Design
In this phase, we develop a strategic roadmap using insights from our Discovery phase. We review findings, prioritize recommendations, and create detailed action plans to guide your organization.
Deploy
We implement the strategic plans, create measurement rubrics, and establish frameworks for continuous monitoring. Our focus is on ensuring effective execution and long-term success.
Strategy & Innovation
Our consulting services help businesses build robust frameworks for consistent growth, impact, and excellence. Our experienced team manages projects from start to finish, covering development, execution, analysis, and reporting. We work closely with clients to create practical yet ambitious project scopes and sequences, always keeping the end goal in mind.
Our Specialties
- Asset-Based Community Development
- Human Resources Management
- Change Management
- Nonprofit Sustainability Planning
- Intercultural Development
- Strategic Planning
- Education Operations
- Project Management
Strategic Communications
Organizational Communication
We lead and support the development of effective internal and external communications that help to move people to action.
Brand Development
We build and manage brands from the ground up, creating identities that connect with customers and build trust, from initial design to core values.
Digital Strategy
We use digital tools and audience analysis to engage and convert audiences, employing storytelling and social media to communicate your message effectively.
Our Team
Sarad Davenport
Founder & CEO
Qadir Houchens
Lena Jones
Elizabeth Beasley, MPH
Partner, Director Health Equity Initiatives
Dr. Sherica Jones-Lewis
Jessica MacCraig
Exec. Assistant to the CEO
Courtney Cameron
Brenda Cureton
Partner, Director of Strategy
Breana Elise
Marketing Intern
Case Studies
Find how we’ve partnered with various organizations to achieve transformative results. Our case studies showcase real-world examples of our strategies in action, highlighting the challenges faced, solutions implemented, and measurable impacts achieved.
