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This article deals with the evolution of general systems thinking over the past quarter-century, as reflected in the annals of the Society for General Systems Research. Likewise, on the basis of that evolution, the author speculates as to how best we can now provide mechanisms for implementing the theory that has been developed. In this time of critical need for utilization of general systems thinking in man's affairs the world over, it is argued that the Society should now stress application as much as research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]