{"id":67,"date":"2026-03-23T10:10:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueprint.gnist.dev\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2026-05-26T08:46:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:46:28","slug":"step-8-upscaling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/livinglabs\/phase-3-co-evaluate\/step-8-upscaling\/","title":{"rendered":"Step 8: Upscaling and wrap-up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-949867dc wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-phase-3-background-color has-background has-custom-3-font-size\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:6px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);text-transform:uppercase\"><a href=\"https:\/\/livinglab.info\/phase-3-co-evaluate\/step-7-evaluate-the-living-lab-process\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"65\">Step 7<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-phase-3-ligh-background-color has-background has-custom-3-font-size\" style=\"border-top-right-radius:6px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);text-transform:uppercase\">Step 8<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-custom-phase-3-ligh-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-07d283a7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--100);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--100);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--100);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--100)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-e3d1c41b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-9-font-size\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;letter-spacing:0.6px;text-transform:uppercase\">Co-Evaluate<\/p>\n\n\n<h1 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Step 8: Upscaling and wrap-up<\/h1>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--1\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/livinglabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/543\/2026\/04\/8-Upscaling_2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1269\" style=\"width:120px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/livinglabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/543\/2026\/04\/8-Upscaling_2.png 800w, https:\/\/site.uit.no\/livinglabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/543\/2026\/04\/8-Upscaling_2-300x294.png 300w, https:\/\/site.uit.no\/livinglabs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/543\/2026\/04\/8-Upscaling_2-768x753.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-2-font-size\">By the end of this step, you will have a pathway for scaling or transferring your solutions and learnings to other settings, sectors, or regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 8 explores how successful solutions and insights can be expanded, replicated, or transferred to new contexts. You identify what conditions are needed for broader adoption and partnership building, and consider how your knowledge and tools can be shared more widely. You will also reflect on your achievements and identify new opportunities. Finally, you will draw this turn of your living lab to a close. This step only comes into play once solutions have proven effective and the living lab process is functioning well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-style-mobile-reverse is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3e99e1ee wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:62%\">\n<div id=\"U\" class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6b6584c9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-black-light);border-top-width:3px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-2-font-size\">U<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-2-font-size\">Determine how your&nbsp;living lab&nbsp;can drive scalable <abbr title=\"A fundamental, system-wide reorganisation across technological, economic, and social structures, including paradigms, goals, and values, that addresses the root causes of environmental and societal challenges and leads to long-term, sustainable outcomes.\" data-link-text=\"Source\" data-link-url=\"https:\/\/www.cbd.int\/gbf\/introduction\" class=\"custom-abbr\">transformation<\/abbr><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;living lab&nbsp;can contribute to <abbr title=\"Involves efforts to transform institutions by influencing policies, rules, and laws.\" data-link-text=\"Source\" data-link-url=\"https:\/\/www.taylorfrancis.com\/chapters\/edit\/10.4324\/9781003579380-7\/scaling-scaling-scaling-deep-michele-lee-moore-darcy-riddell-dana-vocisano\" class=\"custom-abbr\">upscaling <\/abbr>and transformation at a broader scale by ensuring that the insights, tools, and solutions it generates are accessible, adaptable, and&nbsp;impactful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-2&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-custom-phase-3-ligh-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-custom-phase-3-background-color has-background\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-2\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Consider if you have&nbsp;mechanisms&nbsp;for sharing&nbsp;knowledge,&nbsp;tools, and&nbsp;resources<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-2\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Evaluating&nbsp;this helps determine&nbsp;whether&nbsp;the living lab\u2019s outputs are positioned to spread beyond the original context, increasing reach, accelerating learning, and enabling broader uptake.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Make sure you &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make results available through open\u2011access platforms, toolkits, or guidelines so others can access and build on the knowledge produced. Consider organising capacity\u2011building workshops, training sessions, or webinars to support others in adopting and implementing the solutions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-3&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-custom-phase-3-ligh-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-custom-phase-3-background-color has-background\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-3\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Consider a strategy&nbsp;for promoting&nbsp;adoption of&nbsp;solutions<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-3\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Evaluating this shows whether the living lab has the relationships, evidence, and structures needed to promote real\u2011world adoption, ensuring solutions transition from local experimentation to broader implementation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Consider whether you need to &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Engage or interact with policymakers, institutions, and practitioners to support integration of the solutions into policies, governance frameworks, or operational practices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Provide evidence\u2011based recommendations and case studies to demonstrate the solutions\u2019&nbsp;effectiveness and scalability.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collaborate with relevant organisations, networks, and <abbr title=\"An individual, group, or organisation that influence or are influenced by a challenge or solution.\" data-link-text=\"\" data-link-url=\"\" class=\"custom-abbr\">actors <\/abbr>to support adoption across different regions or sectors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Build and leverage partnerships to increase reach, pool resources, and ensure the solutions are integrated into broader systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-4&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-custom-phase-3-ligh-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-custom-phase-3-background-color has-background\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-4-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-4\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Consider a strategy to monitor the uptake&nbsp;of your solutions<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-4\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-4-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This helps ensure that scaling does not&nbsp;happen&nbsp;blindly.&nbsp;Monitoring uptake allows you to understand how solutions perform in new contexts, identify where adjustments are needed, and gather evidence about what enables&nbsp;or prevents&nbsp;successful adoption elsewhere.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Consider whether you need to &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Establish indicators to track performance, adoption, and the impact of scaled solutions. Clarify how you will collect insights about how solutions function in new contexts and incorporate this learning into future cycles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"V\" class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6b6584c9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-black-light);border-top-width:3px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-2-font-size\">V<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-2-font-size\">Identify any new ideas and wrap-up<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Your living lab is drawing to a close. The community were engaged, and have co-delivered change. There might be new things you or your community still want to address. This action identifies those ideas, preparing the ground for a new living lab journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-5&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-custom-phase-3-ligh-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-custom-phase-3-background-color has-background\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-5-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-5\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Reflect on your journey<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-5\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-5-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>It is important to take time and think about how you delivered your achievements and what you learned along the way. It has been a journey full of creativity, honesty, and ideas. Some of these may be excellent candidates for a renewed living lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Make sure you &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Review all your records and identify issues or needs expressed that were not priority at the time. Determine with your community whether they are still relevant and decide whether a new living lab is worth deploying. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-6&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-custom-phase-3-ligh-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-custom-phase-3-background-color has-background\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-6-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-6\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Mark your achievements<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-6\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-6-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>You and your community have been on a journey. It is vital that you acknowledge your collective achievements, the challenges you have overcome and lessons learned. This is critical to maintain relationships for future endavours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Make sure you &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark the occasion with an event or showcase that gives people a chance to reflect and share their experiences. Inform them clearly about what you collectively have achieved together. Thank them. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-75ad46ce wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-container-7 is-position-sticky\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-phase-1);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-1-font-size\">Shortcuts:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"21\" style=\"list-style-type:upper-alpha\" class=\"wp-block-list has-custom-9-font-size\">\n<li><a href=\"#U\">Determine how your&nbsp;living lab&nbsp;can drive scalable transformation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#V\">Identify any new ideas and wrap-up<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-custom-phase-3-ligh-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--95);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--100);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--100)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--8\"><a rel=\"\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/livinglab.info\/\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">back to front page<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By the end of this step, you will have a pathway for scaling or transferring your solutions and learnings to other settings, sectors, or regions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123743,"featured_media":0,"parent":56,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-67","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/livinglabs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/livinglabs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/livinglabs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/livinglabs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123743"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/livinglabs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/livinglabs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1780,"href":"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/livinglabs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67\/revisions\/1780"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/livinglabs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/livinglabs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}