Creating habits for inclusive change

Abstract

The act of transforming community outcomes requires diverse stakeholders across an array of settings to become actors of change. Drawing from the ABLe Change Framework systemschange model, this article presents four processes used in numerous communities across the United States to effectively engage diverse stakeholders in taking actions to improve local systems. This article introduces the ABLe Change Framework tools, which are used to promote these action-oriented habits, and then discusses how foundations can use them to create the conditions that promote inclusive community change.