Family Systems Innovation Lab (FSIL)

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The Family Systems Innovation Lab (FSIL) is the flagship applied program of The Collins Institute for Child & Family Systems. FSIL partners with states, counties, and tribal child welfare agencies to pilot and implement targeted system reforms under real-world conditions. 

FSIL functions as a time-limited innovation and implementation lab designed to help jurisdictions test, refine, and operationalize reforms at critical child welfare decision points. Each engagement emphasizes practical learning, feasibility, and adaptation to local context rather than permanent program creation.

FSIL functions as a time-limited innovation and implementation lab that partners with child welfare agencies to pilot discrete system reforms at critical decision points. Each engagement is designed to support focused demonstrations, structured learning, and practical refinement under real-world conditions.

FSIL is intentionally lean, modular, and adaptable to local context.

FSIL operates through structured, time-limited pilot engagements that emphasize feasibility, learning, and responsible testing prior to scale. Engagements typically include collaborative problem definition, pilot design, facilitated implementation, and synthesis of lessons learned to inform broader system improvement efforts.

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