Aligned Systems Tools Will Help You:
- Design a System Scan
- Gather Information from Diverse Perspectives and Sources
- Make Sense of System Scan Information
- Develop a Shared Agenda
- Design Powerful Strategies to Purse Shared Vision
- Initiate Action
- Support Effective Implementation
- Pursue Sustainable Funding Sources
Effective Convening Tools Will Help you:
- Develop an Effective Backbone Organization
- Develop Effective Leaders
- Create an Inclusive Setting
- Build Capacity for Shared Leadership
- Assess and Strengthen Initiative Communication Practices
- Embed Effective Communication within Meeting Processes
Shared Vision and Goals Tools Will Help You:
- Design and Launch a Shared Visioning Process
- Embed Equity into the Shared Visioning Process
- Talk with Others about the Shared Vision
- Develop Skills to Talk About Equity
- Help Organizations Explore Opportunities to Embed Vision
- Build Awareness and A Call to Action
Engaged Diverse Partners Tools Will Help You:
- Identify and Recruit Diverse Partners
- Create Opportunities for Active Engagement
- Develop a Clear Action Plan
- Coordinate Multiple Efforts
- Support Initiative Members in Taking Leadership Roles
- Support Community Leadership Development
- Provide Change Agent Opportunities
Adaptive Learning and Improvement Processes Tools Will Help You:
- Define and Measure Shared Outcomes
- Gather Rapid Feedback on Change Efforts
- Respond to Emerging Needs and Opportunities
- Support Organizational Learning and Improvement
- Promote New Expectations and Incentives
Equity Pursuits Tools Will Help You:
Aligned Systems
Effective systems support aligned policies, resources, and practices across diverse sectors and groups. This alignment results in improved care coordination, cohesion across different healthcare approaches or best-practices, and seamless communication and exchanges across relevant stakeholders and sectors (Foster-Fishman & Watson, 2012; Meadows, 2008).
Aligned systems involves putting the following elements in place over time (Foster-Fishman et al., 2018):
Why is this important? Even the most comprehensive, accessible, and relevant program array is insufficient for addressing the health needs of local residents if the surrounding system is not aligned to support these outcomes (Fixen, Blase, Metz, Van Dyke, 2013; Meadows, 2008). System transformation involves both a focus on programs and the alignment of systems that allow those programs to function well. (Fishman & Watson, 2012; Meadows, 2008).