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The Cabrera Lab Blog
As part of our research mission, we strive to make the science of systems thinking accessible to everyone. The Cabrera Lab Blog and the Cabrera Lab Podcast are our primary platforms for sharing these ideas. The views expressed in these outlets are solely our own and do not necessarily represent those of our partners or of Cornell University.
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EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENTARY RE:THINKING STREAMING FOR FREE ONLINE THIS FALL
by Movies News Desk Oct. 16, 2017 "When humans of any age think about what they're doing, they're engaged. When they think about what...
Staff
Oct 16, 20172 min read
FROM WHERE WILL THEY GET THEIR MORAL COMPASS?
As part of an ongoing series, Field Notes interviewed educational theorist and systems scientist, Dr. Derek Cabrera on the topic of...
Staff
Jun 18, 201710 min read
THINKWATER FELLOWS LEARN SYSTEMS THINKING
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ThinkWater Fellows Announced for 2017-18 USDA-Funded Fellowship Enables Regional/State Water Experts to Incorporate...
Erin Powers
Apr 3, 20173 min read
DSRPING “WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO END CALIFORNIA’S DROUGHT”
ThinkWater advisor Doug Parker recently co-authored a blog on what it would take to end the California drought. The article provides a...
Jeremy Solin
Mar 6, 20177 min read
DEBORAH C. HOARD, ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY RE:THINKING- FEBRUARY 1ST, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 1, 2017 Originally published here. ITHACA, NEW YORK - Deborah C. Hoard, President of PhotoSynthesis...
Staff
Feb 1, 20171 min read
KNOWLEDGE MATTERS
Many now conclude that knowledge alone doesn't influence behavior. While that may be true, there's some subtlety that needs to be...
Jeremy Solin
Oct 2, 20165 min read
THINKING IN WATER EDUCATION
I've worked as an educator in both formal and nonformal settings for nearly 20 years. Throughout those years, I asked my students (adults...
Jeremy Solin
Jul 17, 20162 min read
3 SIMPLE TIPS TO LEARNING DSRP
After decades of researching DSRP and over a decade of teaching it to all ages, I've come to a conclusion. The hardest thing to...
Derek Cabrera
May 4, 20164 min read
CABRERAS PRESENT ON SYSTEMS THINKING, BOOK AT STATE DEPARTMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ####Cabreras Present on Systems Thinking, New Book at State Department Systems Thinking Applied to Complex...
Erin Powers
May 2, 20163 min read
WISCONSIN WATER THINKERS NETWORK UPDATES
A few updates on the Wisconsin Water Thinkers Network (WWTN): We have formed the leadership team to guide and promote the work of the...
Jeremy Solin
Apr 12, 20164 min read
THINKWATER FELLOWS ANNOUNCED
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2016 USDA ThinkWater Fellows Announced New USDA-Funded Fellowship Applies Systems Thinking to Critical...
Erin Powers
Apr 3, 20162 min read
THINKWATER INITIATIVES FEATURED IN WHITE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ThinkWater Initiatives Featured in White House Press Release Commitments to State-Based National Water Network and...
Erin Powers
Mar 21, 20162 min read
THINKQUIRY POSTER SERIES: ASKING METACOGNITIVE QUESTIONS
These four beautiful DSRP posters, or all 4 together, can be found here . Enjoy! "We wanted to get people asking different kinds of...
Derek Cabrera
Feb 26, 20161 min read
DEALING WITH THE DEVIL IN DESIGN THINKING
Design Thinking is the latest exotic heuristic to show up in fishmongers' stalls. The old saying, "give a man a fish and he eats for a...
Derek Cabrera
Feb 25, 20166 min read
7 TRICKS TO MAKING BETTER DISTINCTIONS
"The #1 place that folks mess up with systems thinking is distinction making. The repercussions can be quite serious." Our research lab...
Derek Cabrera
Feb 20, 20168 min read
DR. CABRERA DOES PODCAST WITH JOHN ACKLEY
Check out the podcast 013: Systems Thinking with Derek Cabrera of CRLab by John Ackley | Feb 10, 2016 | Podcast http://johnackley.com/13-2/
Staff
Feb 16, 20161 min read
THE MFS UNIVERSE OF SYSTEMS THINKING
How does one find the patterns that connect such a vast world of systems models, approaches, frameworks, and theories? aka, a general...
Derek Cabrera
Feb 13, 20164 min read
Thinking v. Doing: How mental models are enacted
There's a common perception that thinking and doing are really different things. In the world of systems thinking this translates into...
Derek Cabrera
Feb 6, 20166 min read
Recognizing Relationships
Relationships are action-reaction. Interaction. Causes and effects. Feedback. Any two things or ideas can be related and any thing or...
Derek Cabrera
Feb 6, 20161 min read
PERSPECTIVE TAKING
Change our perspective and the distinctions we make change, too. And of course, the part-whole organization and the relationships we...
Derek Cabrera
Feb 5, 20161 min read
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