Scaling Readiness portal

Launched in January 2020, the Scaling Readiness web portal has been developed to enable access to the first generation of Scaling Readiness methods and tools. 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 innovation and scaling investments

• Developing or evaluating projects or programs aimed at achieving impact at scale

Scaling Readiness is an approach that encourages critical reflection on how ready innovations are for scaling and what appropriate actions could accelerate or enhance scaling. Scaling Readiness provides action-oriented support for (1) characterizing the innovation and innovation system; (2) diagnosing the current readiness and use of innovations as a proxy for their readiness to scale; (3) developing strategy to overcome bottlenecks for scaling;(4) facilitating and negotiating multi-stakeholder innovation  and scaling processes; and(5) navigating and monitoring the implementation process to allow for adaptive management. Scaling Readiness has the potential to support evidence-based scaling strategy design,implementation and monitoring, and – if applied across multiple interventions – can be used to manage a portfolio of innovation and scaling investments. See more information about the approach in an open access article here.

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, including the EC and EU countries. The development of Scaling Readiness was led by Wageningen University and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in close collaboration with the International Potato Centre (CIP), Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT).

Please refer to this web portal as:

Schut, M, Sartas, M, van Schagen, B, Velasco, C, Thiele, G, Proietti, C and Leeuwis, C. 2020. Scaling Readiness Web Portal (www.scalingreadiness.org). CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB). January 2020.