Science of Scaling
Learn more about the theory behind the Scaling Scan and how the Scaling Scan has been used in different places around the world.
Use of the Scaling Scan in research and development
This paper uses the Scaling Scan tool to assess three project case studies designed to scale different Mechanization Service Provider Models (MSPMs) in Mexico, Zimbabwe, and Bangladesh.
Although at first sight the case studies seem to successfully reach high numbers of end users, the assessment exposes issues around the sustainable and transformative nature of the interventions.
These are highly influenced by the design of the projects and by the environment and context of the intervention areas.
Across the three case studies, large- scale adoption of the models was found to be hampered by lack of finance to set up MSPMs and insufficient collaboration among the value chain actors to strengthen and foster Mechanization Service Provider (MSP) entrepreneurs. Applying a scaling perspective on each case study project exposed important lessons on minimizing project dependencies.
Woltering et al https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308521X18314392 where the developers of the Scaling Scan outlay their view and approach to scaling which became the design criteria for the Scaling Scan
In this brief, the Scaling Scan is presented alongside alternative tools for scaling
Examples that show the scaling capacity-building requirements to scale innovations in the Global South.
