We spent the next few months reviewing and coding the materials from the 10 of 10 event, holding additional national listening sessions, engaging in additional design sessions in the community, and conducting over 50 deeper conversations with key stakeholders. As we did this work, some common themes began to emerge and we realized we hadn't come up with the perfect new child welfare system because the best system to care for children already exists - their families!

We are now working to operationalize a system that views family not as the problem, but as a vital part of the solution. We are calling this an "UnSystem" where rather than blaming, shaming and dismantling families in times of crisis, we find ways to support and empower families back to a place of resilience and wellbeing.

The following is a list of guiding principles for an "UnSystem," an idea born at the 10 of 10 for Kids national convening in May 2017, that brought together 100 innovative thinkers from around the country and IDEO to redesign child welfare. As we continued to analyze all the information before us, some clear themes began to emerge around locally delivered, family-driven, culturally specific community supports focused on building wellbeing and resilience.

Continued conversations and information gathering, including an additional listening session with the 10 of 10 designers resulted in identifying the following guiding principles. Those who are committed to a new way of supporting children and families are challenged to uphold these Guiding Principles.