Strategic Innovation Consulting

Your organization faces complex, unprecedented challenges that can't be solved with off-the-shelf tools.

You need custom modeling solutions, new analytical approaches, or technical expertise that connects cutting-edge research to real-world water and climate decision-making.

How We Work Differently

Custom Solutions For New Challenges.
When existing tools don't cut it, we build bespoke models and frameworks tailored to your technical needs, using innovative approaches such as modeling deep uncertainty or representing climate extremes.
Advanced Tools That Actually Work For You.
We apply complex methods like machine learning and large-scale model post-processing in ways that are practical and easy to maintain.
Collaboration That Builds Capacity.
This partnership doesn't just end with the delivery of a solution. We work side-by-side with your team to transfer knowledge, train users, and make sure custom tools stick.
Advisory That Connects Research to Action.
We don’t just build tools; we guide their implementation through technical planning, support, and strategy to ensure effectiveness.

What You Get

Custom analytical solutions and new methodological approaches built to address your unique technical challenges.

We develop bespoke models, specialized data workflows, and advanced tools that go far beyond off-the-shelf capabilities.

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Why This Matters Now

Custom Solutions Enable Breakthrough Insights
Standard modeling platforms can't address the complex challenges of climate change and increasing uncertainty. Custom analytical solutions offer significant advantages in strategic planning, funding, and technical leadership by providing previously impossible insights. Developing these solutions requires deep expertise in both domain knowledge and advanced technical methods, which few organizations possess internally.
Post-2026 Operations Exploration Tool for the Colorado River Basin
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RiverViz

Arizona State University

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Virga Labs is a woman-owned, mission-driven data science consulting firm based in Tucson, Arizona. We believe that the democratization of data, paired with artful design, inspires creativity and empowers change agents to build a resilient future.

We specialize in driving action at the intersection of Water, Climate, and Society.