The Impact at Scale Labs Journey
The journey of the Labs can be divided into 3 phases.
Figure 1: Journey and timelines for Impact at Scale Labs
The first phase is the diagnostic period where we will dive into the challenges and goals of the organisations. The second phase is divided into two themes: design and testing. The design phase is focused on conceptualisation and the testing phase supports organisations in developing proof of concept. Finally, the third phase is dedicated to implementation, including monitoring and evaluation work along with knowledge product development to share learnings with the world.
Each organisation is supported through 4 channels of coaching and mentorship to achieve their milestones through the various phases. The 4 channels of support consist of:
- Venture Partner guide organisations in action planning, leverage resources, experts, and the community of support, build evidence, provide strategic guidance, and facilitate connections.
- Thematic and functional experts, including entrepreneurs, consultants, researchers, and practitioners, support organisations on thematic areas in their work.
- Advisory Board mentors organizations in big-picture thinking and strategic decision-making and helps unlock connections for fundraising and partnerships for scaling.
- Peer network offers structured and confidential support to share learnings and guide those in earlier stages.
The Labs’ Guiding Framework
The Labs journey and its phases collectively focus on the three key elements of a successful initiative: desirability, feasibility, and viability (DVF).
Desirability, Viability, and Feasibility are the pillars supporting the scale readiness of impactful innovations. Desirability ensures that the innovation effectively supports a genuine user or beneficiary needs. Viability guides the strengthening of the financial and operational sustainability of the scaling initiative, and Feasibility refers to assessing the practicality and ease of implementation of the scaling effort, given current resources and constraints. You can read more about the DVF Framework here.
During the first phase of the Labs, our aim is to establish a solid foundation for the initiative and ensure that the proposed solution is suitable for scale in a new context by evaluating if . In the subsequent phase of design and testing, our goal is to verify the initiative's viability and feasibility within the specific context, ensuring its sustainability, growth, and ultimate success. To provide a clearer picture of the Labs' journey and its alignment with the DVF framework, we offer an example below outlining the journey of Labs 1 participants.
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- THE LAB'S DVF FRAMEWORK
- HOW WE THINK ABOUT SCALE