Transforming Knowledge into Change

Putting the system back into systems change: A framework for understanding and changing organizational and community systems

This paper provides one framework—grounded in systems thinking and change literatures—for understanding and identifying the fundamental system parts and interdependencies that can help to explain system functioning and leverage systems change. The proposed framework highlights the importance of attending to both the deep and apparent structures within a system as well as the interactions and interdependencies among these system parts. This includes attending to the dominant normative, resource, regulative, and operational characteristics that dictate the behavior and lived experiences of system members. The value of engaging critical stakeholders in problem definition, boundary construction, and systems analysis are also discussed. The implications of this framework for systems change researchers and practitioners are discussed.

 

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Author Pennie G. Foster-Fishman, Branda Nowell, Huilan Yang
Publisher Springer
Publication Date May 18, 2007
Publication City Lansing, MI
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Submitted to Point K November 30, 2011 - 4:05pm


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