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The transition design (TD) framework calls for integrating theories of change when designing for systems-level shifts. Meanwhile, a theory of change describes the relationship between actions taken and outcomes yielded in the process of initiating change. This paper recommends developing the capacity of transition designers to explicate the theories of change operating in our research and practice. To this end, the authors discern operational themes-situate, reframe, intervene-that can be found in TD work and offer prompts to help practitioners engage with the theories of change in their work.