ABSTRACT
A guiding principle for Coordination is premised on a model of scaling as a system with leverage points that may be used to influence how scaling unfolds. The actors playing a role in scaling impact can change as scaling happens, and this requires a plan that incorporates anticipation, reaction, and facilitation. The chapter discusses how systems, an evolving set of actors, and scaling processes can benefit from Coordination. It argues that accepting complexity can also be an opportunity. The chapter introduces a means of modelling a scaling environment, called a scaling system. Funders, implementing agencies, investors, innovators, and stakeholders are the ones who value the impacts created by an innovation, and, to varying degrees, they are the ones who have power and agency over the scaling process. The purpose of coordinating scaling is to bring that power into alignment around an objective, creating impact at Optimal Scale.
