ScaleForth is a 7-point framework that provides a holistic approach to effectively scale impact. [ Seven tools and strategies that social enterprises can deploy to achieve more with less ]

1. ScaleForth Framework for Scaling
Social Impact
A holistic approach to Impact @Scale
Sumantra Naik, Floyd DCosta
January, 2014
Co-Founders, Investrata Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship

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The socio-environmental challenges of this century
demand nothing less than turnkey futuristic solutions
The Need
A set of modern tools and
strategies to radically amplify
social impact
The Have
Solutions to many of the
pressing challenges are already
available in some form or the
other, somewhere on the planet
We need to go beyond simply ‘scaling what works’ and take a more
comprehensive approach to scaling impact
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‘ScaleForth’ is a 7-point framework that provides a
holistic approach to effectively scale impact
Seven tools and strategies that social enterprises can deploy to achieve more with less
Deploy modern management
tools and best-practice
techniques to develop new
Business Models that are
social, sustainable and agile
at the core
Leverage Technology:
including social, mobile
and cloud computing to
improve
efficiencies, enhance
processes and expand
operations
Invest in Learning and
Development: in both,
hard as well as soft skills
including leadership,
management
Examine the Data: Take
a close look and exploit
data to understand
underlying
patterns, develop fitting
solutions and improve
outcomes
Establish / participate in
Networks to develop
new value chains (create
new markets), advance
social innovation and
spawn ‘collective impact’
Blend Advocacy and
Activism with product and
service development to
elucidate value
propositions, proliferate new
thinking and garner support
for change programs
Engage Intermediaries:
Intermediaries play a crucial role in
linking initiatives, catalyzing efforts
and magnifying effects
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Leverage technology to enhance communication,
improve collaboration and expand operations
The confluence of emerging technologies – cloud, mobile, opensource, social - is
transforming the business landscape
Social
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The world is becoming
hyper-social. Social
networks allow people
to maintain an online
identity, connect, comm
unicate, and collaborate
globally
OpenSource
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Cloud computing provides
the underlying
infrastructure to quickly
build, deploy and scale-up
digital platforms at fraction
of the original cost
The Result: For
small and medium
as well as social
enterprises, this
creates a level
playing field
required to succeed
in business
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Based on the principles
of universal access, the
open source movement
continues to gain
momentum
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Cloud
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Mobile
With varying degrees
and capabilities, mobile
technology provides
access to platforms
anytime, anywhere

5. Closely examine the data to understand underlying
patterns, develop fitting solutions and improve outcomes
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Employ analytics to develop, simulate and validate theories of
change, take data driven decisions and accelerate impact.
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Include advocacy and activism in go-to-market plans to
proliferate new thinking and accelerate support for change
Social entrepreneurs should understand the broader environment in
which they operate and proactively shape the ecosystem to support
and sustain their desired impact
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Engage and collaborate with Intermediaries where
available and appropriate
Intermediaries play a crucial role in linking initiatives, catalyzing efforts
and magnifying effects
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Establish networks to develop new value
circles, advance social innovation and spawn ‘collective
impact’
Harnessing Network Effects
The scale and complexity of challenges we face today is daunting.
And, this necessitates a host of entities to come together, pool
complimenting knowledge and skills and collaborate effectively to
develop the innovative turnkey solutions required to address our most
pressing challenges
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Invest in learning and talent development – people
are the most valuable asset in any social enterprise
Technical
Soft skills
Community
Soft skills, including leadership, communications, negotiations and
management, are equally vital for building and scaling successful
social enterprises
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Take innovation beyond products and services to
develop new business models
Social
Agile
Sustainable
Employ proven methods and approaches as well as modern tools and
techniques to design novel business models for sustainable success in
the 21st century.
Some examples: Systems Thinking, Ecosystem Approach, Human
Centered Design, Business Model Canvas, Blue Ocean Strategy
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We, at the Investrata Foundation for Social
Entrepreneurship, deploy the ScaleForth framework
ourselves
We’re developing a taste for our own medicine 
ScaleForImpact
Our ‘Impact Amplifier’ provides social
entrepreneurs with a Scale-Up toolkit as
well as a platform for communication
Investrata
Foundation for Social
Entrepreneurship
SocEnt Forge
A web-based social enterprise business
model repository built on the principles of universal
access and open-source development
ChangeOverCoffee
An online publlication where we chart
entrepreneurial journeys, celebrate social
ventures and highlight breakthrough impact.
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