About
Scaling Readiness supports effective and impactful scaling of innovation
For whom is Scaling Readiness useful?
Scaling Readiness is useful for individuals or organizations with an interest in:
Evidence-based development, implementation, and monitoring of project scaling strategies
Management of a portfolio of New, improved or adapted outputs or groups of outputs such as products, technologies, services, organizational and institutional arrangements with high potential to contribute to positive impacts when used at scale. innovation and scaling investments
Developing or evaluating projects or programs aimed at achieving impact at scale
What does Scaling Readiness offer?
We provide approaches, best practices, and tools to:
Develop capacity in your team on scaling of innovation
Understand your innovation in a comprehensive way
Identify bottlenecks and opportunities for scaling innovations in a specific context
Reach consensus on strategies to overcome scaling bottlenecks
Identify relevant partners and partnership models for the effective scaling of innovation
Monitor whether your innovation is becoming more ready for scaling over time
What makes Scaling Readiness different?
Scaling Readiness is unique in that it:
Uses scientific methods and independent experts to assess the Scaling Readiness of innovation
Supports evidence-based development, implementation, and monitoring of context-specific scaling strategies
Uses a standardized approach that allows for the management of a portfolio of innovation and scaling projects
Generates data on the scaling potential of innovations that can support successful scaling proposal development
Who developed Scaling Readiness?
Scaling Readiness Credentials
Scaling Readiness was developed as an integral part of the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) and supported by CGIAR Fund Donors (www.cgiar.org/about-us/our-funders). More information on the Credentials page.