Scaling pathways
LSE
Year: 2020
LSE
Year: 2020
LSE (Academic )
Framing: Focus on scaling impact, beyond the organization
English
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Scaling Up and Out
Researchers and evaluators of innovations
Product - makes new or existing goods and services more accessible and optimised for greater value and equitable distribution.
Technology - involves making tools and systems widely accessible and suitable for diverse stakeholders to maximise positive impact.
Methodology - develops or optimises methods for generating social impact and shares innovative approaches across disciplines.
Policy - uses research to inform, replicate, adapt, or extend policies across jurisdictions to amplify positive impacts.
Optimal Scale - balances magnitude, variety, equity, and sustainability of impacts, requiring stakeholder consensus on trade-offs.
Program - involves designing, improving, or adapting initiatives based on evidence to enhance their effectiveness and reach.
Skill - creates interventions that enhance individual or group abilities, ensuring effective capability improvements.
Justification - refers to a deliberate choice justified by scientific evidence and shared values, assessing both feasibility and desirability.
Behaviour - focuses on interventions designed to change individual or organisational practices, supported by evidence-based guidelines.
Practice - promotes the adoption of evidence-based guidelines across different settings to improve outcomes consistently.
Coordination - involves planning, adaptation, and flexibility among diverse and evolving actors within a complex system.
Dynamic Evaluation - assesses how, why, for whom, and under what conditions changing actions influence impacts within a dynamic system.
What should the final product look like?
How can technology help us achieve our goals?
What method should we use to solve this problem?
What rules or policies will help this project succeed?
How big should this project be to make the most positive impact?
What is the main goal of this program?
What skills are needed to make this project successful?
Why do you think this idea should be put into action?
What changes in behavior do we hope to see from this project?
What actions should we practice to get better results?
How can we make sure everyone involved works well together?
How can we keep checking and improving our project over time?