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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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S to P Jig: The Jig ALL Frameworks Were Built Upon
Staff: Tell me about the jig you call, "S-to-P Jig?" What is it? And, why is it such an important jig? Dr. Cabrera: S to P jig really...
Staff
Nov 11, 20205 min read
Getting Started for New Systems Thinkers
Tips for getting started doing systems thinking; incorporating systems thinking into your life and work. Our recommended path for new...
Staff
Nov 11, 20201 min read
Millennial Mean
Learn more about the definition of a slider, or read our other sliders ... If you’ve raised children, you will inevitably be accused...
Derek Cabrera
Oct 29, 20203 min read
Could Cognitive Jigs Be the Missing Link to Better Problem Solving? An Interview With Dr. Derek Cabrera
To read more about jigs, check out the help article on jigs and also check out the cognitive jigs tag ... Staff: You've been talking a...
Staff
Oct 18, 202010 min read
Slime Molds Are Systems Thinkers Too...
This blog has been partially adapted from A Literature Review of the Universal and Atomic Elements of Complex Cognition . When you...
Elena Cabrera
Oct 11, 20202 min read
Slider: K/DK: An Interview With Dr. Derek Cabrera.
Learn more about the definition of a slider, or read our other sliders ... Staff: This slider is called "K & DK." Can you tell me what K...
Staff
Oct 8, 20208 min read
Teaching as a Learning Technique: DSRP/CAS Explainer Media Winners
There are a lot of techniques for learning something new and the learning sciences give us insight into what works: scaffolding,...
Derek Cabrera
Oct 6, 20203 min read
DSRP in Non-Neural Life Forms and Nonliving Compounds
This blog has been partially adapted from A Literature Review of the Universal and Atomic Elements of Complex Cognition . Like a pack of...
Derek Cabrera
Oct 4, 20205 min read
Old or New, Organizational Culture Must Be Built
All this talk of culture is of course useless if it’s not implemented. Noting how difficult culture is to define and pinpoint for...
Derek & Laura Cabrera
Sep 21, 20202 min read
Why Students Need to Learn Thinking Skills Now...More Than Ever
This post was adapted from Thinking At Every Desk. While knowledge and thinking skills have always been important, globalization makes...
Derek & Laura Cabrera
Sep 21, 20204 min read
Teach Your Child to Think
There are moments in life when we instinctively know that our life is changing and that a corollary transformation of ourselves is...
Laura Cabrera
Sep 19, 20205 min read
Culture with Consequences
This post is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of Flock Not Clock. By definition, all groups (including organizational members) are...
Derek & Laura Cabrera
Sep 16, 20203 min read
Core Tenets of Organizational Culture
This post is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of Flock Not Clock. Members of your organization will share a large number of mental models, all...
Derek & Laura Cabrera
Sep 15, 20202 min read
Learn by Example
One of the specific and practical things you can do to build a culture of mental models is to get the entire leadership team to assume...
Derek & Laura Cabrera
Sep 13, 20202 min read
The Power of Sharing Mental Models: Wow Stories
"I am empowered to create unique, memorable and personal experiences for our guests." This simple employee statement (number 3 on the...
Derek & Laura Cabrera
Sep 10, 20203 min read
Failure Is Feedback
This post is adapted from Chapter 5 of Flock Not Clock. Humans are adept learners: we even learn when things go bad. If at first you...
Derek & Laura Cabrera
Sep 8, 20202 min read
Because, Science
Mental models evolve because of the ST-DSRP Loop. That's systems thinking. That's human learning. That's science. All models are wrong...
Derek Cabrera
Sep 7, 20202 min read
Harness the Power of Mental Models
This post is an excerpt from Chapter 5 of Flock Not Clock. An organization has to learn to survive. But in order for an organization to...
Derek & Laura Cabrera
Sep 6, 20202 min read
Dying to Be Barbie
This post is an excerpt from Chapter 5 of Flock Not Clock. Mental models can be simple or wildly complex. They can describe important or...
Derek & Laura Cabrera
Sep 5, 20202 min read
Build a Culture of Learning by Capacity Hacking
This post is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of Flock Not Clock. As a leader, you want to build into your culture an appreciation of and...
Derek & Laura Cabrera
Sep 3, 20203 min read
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