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The Future of Impact: Why “Scaling Up” Might Be Killing Your Mission

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Published: 2026-01-06 22:22:23

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What if everything we’ve been taught about creating social change is backwards?

For decades, the mantra in social innovation has been simple: scale up, grow fast, maximize reach. Get bigger. Get more funding. Replicate your model everywhere.

But what if this obsession with rapid growth is exactly why so many well-intentioned initiatives fail to create lasting change?

Enter: Scaling Deep

I just discovered Tatiana Fraser’s revolutionary framework that flips conventional wisdom on its head. Instead of scaling up (think: franchise model, top-down replication, metrics-obsessed growth), Fraser advocates for scaling deep—prioritizing relational roots, inner transformation, and cultural shifts that actually sustain long-term change. [Download the reports here.]

Here’s what makes this approach radically different:

Traditional Scaling Up focuses on: Size, speed, replication, measurable metrics
Scaling Deep prioritizes: Healing trauma, nurturing collective intelligence, reclaiming indigenous wisdom, building mycelial networks (organic, decentralized growth)

The implications are massive, especially for how we think about philanthropy, impact measurement, and what “success” actually means.

Why This Matters Now

Fraser’s work challenges the fundamental assumptions of how change happens. She introduces concepts like:

Mycelial scaling (underground networks that nourish ecosystems)
Rhizomatic growth (horizontal, non-hierarchical spread)
Interstitial scaling (working in the gaps and margins)

And she asks the uncomfortable questions: What if we measured belonging and dignity instead of reach? What if trust-based funding replaced extractive grant-making? What if slower, deeper work created more lasting impact than viral growth ever could?

Watch My Full Reaction

I used Google’s NotebookLM to synthesize Fraser’s research and the AI-generated overview felt worth sharing. In my new video, I share my honest reactions and explore what this means for anyone trying to create meaningful change.

Watch: The Future of Impact: Scaling Deep vs Scaling Up →

This one’s for the social entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, philanthropists, and anyone who’s ever felt that the conventional models of “impact” were missing something essential.

This might just change how you think about your work.

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Check out some of my earlier musings on the intersection of business and the Divine Feminine: