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Policymaking Is Not a Science (Yet) (Ep. 405 Rebroadcast)

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Scaling the Effects of the Intervention

There are many factors that contribute to this voltage drop, including the admirably high standards set by the original researchers. Another problem in this third bucket, it's a big bucket, is when the person who designed the intervention and master minded the initial trial can no longer be so involved once the programme scales up to multiple locations. Imagine if, instead of talking about an educational or medical programme, we were talking about a successful restaurant and the original chef. If you can't scale the magic in the shaff that's not scalable. Now, if the magic is because of the mix of ingredients and a secret sauce, like domino's, for example, the secret sauce or papa john...

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