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This article introduces the reader to this special issue on Systems Change and highlights six lessons learned about theory, methods, and interventions for systems change that emerged across the included articles. The value of a systems approach to systems change is examined, including the need for frameworks, methods, and change activities that attend to the characteristics of systems.
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While there is not space in this article to provide a comprehensive review of the systems literature, we refer interested readers to Bob Williams’ website (http://users.actix.co.nz/bobwill) for an excellent summary of key systems theories.
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Foster-Fishman, P.G., Behrens, T.R. Systems change reborn: rethinking our theories, methods, and efforts in human services reform and community-based change. Am J Community Psychol 39, 191–196 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10464-007-9104-5
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