GESI-Responsive Scaling Framework: Pathways, Partnerships, and Operational Guide for Innovation Uptake

dc.creatorMcGuire, E.
dc.creatorMutiso, A.
dc.creatorEnokenwa Baa, Ojongetakah
dc.creatorNortje, Karen
dc.date2026-04-16
dc.date2026-04-16T10:39:22Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:30:34Z
dc.descriptionThe "GESI-Responsive Scaling Framework: Pathways, Partnerships, and Operational Guide for Innovation Uptake" presents a comprehensive strategy for integrating Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI), Responsible Innovation (RI), and Responsible Scaling (RS) within CGIAR's Scaling for Impact (S4I) program (2025–2030). The framework builds on broad consultation, blending evidence from workshops, surveys, interviews, and focus groups, to ensure innovations in food, land, and water systems are inclusive, equitable, and sustainable. Central to this framework is the recognition that scaling innovations is not simply a technical process, but a deeply social one. The framework identifies six key domains—problem framing, social differentiation, partnership, evidence, innovation packaging, and risk management—essential for embedding GESI and RI throughout the innovation lifecycle. Operational guidance details actionable requirements for S4I’s Areas of Work 2 (Pathways to Scale) and 3 (Enabling Environment Lab), emphasizing mandatory GESI-responsive checkpoints and data-driven learning loops. The framework advocates for harmonizing tools, strengthening interdisciplinary collaboration, and fostering partnerships that centre marginalized voices. All solution tracks are required to incorporate GESI analysis, participatory design, regular monitoring, and adaptive management to ensure that scaling delivers meaningful impact across diverse user groups. By institutionalizing these practices, CGIAR aims to ensure that innovations reach scale responsibly, enhancing agency, reducing inequality, and building resilience in agrifood systems. Ultimately, the framework offers a practical roadmap to embed inclusive, context-responsive scaling across CGIAR, calling for strong leadership, institutional alignment, and ongoing adaptive learning to realize systemic and lasting change.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/182508
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/157980
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Water Management Institute
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/181777
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceMcGuire, Erin, Ashley Mutiso, Ojongetakah Enokenwa Baa, and Karen Nortje. 2026. GESI-Responsive Scaling Framework: Pathways, Partnerships, and Operational Guide for Innovation Uptake. International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
dc.subjectgender equality
dc.subjectsocial inclusion
dc.subjectinnovation scaling
dc.subjectframeworks
dc.subjectpartnerships
dc.titleGESI-Responsive Scaling Framework: Pathways, Partnerships, and Operational Guide for Innovation Uptake
dc.typeReport

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