The Setup
Setting the scene
Three cities want to replicate your program. The demand is flattering — and terrifying. Scaling means systems, which means bureaucracy, which might mean losing the magic that made it work.
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The Scale Question
→Growing your impact means growing your organization. But bigger is not always better. Navigate the paradox of purposeful scale.
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Social Entrepreneurship
→Building a business that makes money and makes a difference. Navigate the unique tensions of mission-driven work where impact and revenue must coexist. You'll navigate four escalating scenarios — from the mission drift to the scale question — practicing the decisions that matter most when the pressure is real and the stakes are personal. This isn't theory. It's practice for the moments that define how this chapter of your life unfolds.
What you'll learn from The Setup
This scenario focuses on Setting the scene — a critical skill inside the broader career domain. You'll face a decision where the instinctive response is often the wrong one. After you make your choice, you'll see exactly what happened in the other person's head and why it mattered. The scenario is part of The Scale Question, a full interactive story inside the Social Entrepreneurship quest.
Skills you'll build in Social Entrepreneurship
More scenarios in this quest
You visit a scaled version of a similar program and see the hollowness — efficient processes, disengaged staff, beneficiaries treated like throughput. Is this your future?
A national foundation offers transformational funding but requires standardized delivery. Your local team says the customization is what makes the program work — and they are probably right.
Growth or depth — you cannot have both with the resources you have. The decision you make today echoes through every community that is counting on you.
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