ExpandNet resources and publications

Introducing the Scale-up Learning Center (SLC)

ExpandNet will roll out the new Scale-up Learning Center (SLC) in mid-2026!

The SLC is an open-access online platform designed to make scaling know-how accessible to all global health and development professionals worldwide. The SLC is intended to strengthen expertise across all stages of the scaling trajectory – from the earliest stages of testing an intervention package, to developing a scale-up strategy, to strategically managing the scaling-up process. To learn more about the SLC and pre-register to join us there, please visit our pre-registration page.

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Scaling-up guidance tools

The Beginning with the end in mind tool offers recommendations for designing and implementing a pilot, demonstration or implementation research project with scaling up in mind. It is also helpful to make mid-course corrections.

The Nine Steps for developing a scaling-up strategy tool and associated worksheets are based on the ExpandNet framework and provide stepwise guidance to develop a scaling-up strategy. It can also support the management of the scaling-up process.

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The Practical Guidance tool identifies general scaling-up principles and provides examples from case studies of successful scale-up initiatives. It is helpful at the design stage, during implementation and to manage the scaling-up process.

Other ExpandNet resources

20 questions for developing a scaling-up case study can be used retrospectively or prospectively to document scaling-up experience. Our Practical Guidance tool can support preparing documentation related to these questions.

These resources provide in-depth background on scaling up and a way to document scaling-up learning.

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Scaling up health service delivery presents the ExpandNet framework based on extensive literature review followed by seven in-depth country case studies of scaling up in Africa; Asia and Latin America.

The Implementation Mapping Tool (IMT) helps project teams use learning questions to conduct participatory reflection, adaptive management and documentation of the process of scaling up health and development interventions.