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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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WHATS THE CRISIS? THE C OF 5CS
1. THE CRISIS OF CORONAVIRUS What's the crisis? As President John F. Kennedy explained: In the Chinese language, the word "crisis" is...
Derek Cabrera
Mar 21, 202012 min read
SLIDER: DISTINGUISHING FEELINGS AND THINKINGS
It is commonplace to hear the phrase, “I feel” used incorrectly. For example, the statement, “I feel like I deserve to win the trophy,”...
Elena Cabrera
Mar 21, 20203 min read
QUARANTINED? WATCH RE:THINKING FOR FREE FOR THE NEXT MONTH
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2020 ITHACA, NEW YORK - Photosynthesis Productions offered a FREE rental of their educational documentary...
Staff
Mar 17, 20202 min read
COGNITION IN SLOW MOTION
I write about the identity-other structure of distinctions quite a bit. Mostly because people underestimate (1) the complexity that...
Derek Cabrera
Mar 14, 20203 min read
CORONAVIRUS- AN EVOLVING GUIDE
Coronavirus and Covid-19 is an emerging phenomena and we are distinguishing exactly what it is and its effects on an evolving basis....
Derek Cabrera
Mar 11, 20207 min read
PET PEEVE #132: BINARY POSITIVITY
I'm going to soapbox for a moment. I get a little uncomfortable when people make sweeping generalizations, especially when they are born...
Derek Cabrera
Mar 6, 20203 min read
2 THINGS TO GET STARTED ON SYSTEMS THINKING
What if I told you that you could become an advanced systems thinker, with skills that surpass the majority of folks, by (1) learning and...
Derek Cabrera
Mar 6, 20202 min read
PERVASIVE AND POWERFUL MENTAL MODELS
One of the things I find in our efforts to promote public understanding of science and systems thinking is that people have a hard time...
Derek Cabrera
Mar 5, 20201 min read
3 SIMPLE STEPS TO MASTERING SYSTEMS THINKING/DSRP
One of the questions we get a lot is: How do I get better at #systemsthinking / #dsrp? The simple answer is: practice. But practice what?...
Derek Cabrera
Mar 4, 20203 min read
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO FISHES
When we take a different perspective (P), the distinctions (D), part-whole systems (S), and relationships (R) we see are different, too....
Derek Cabrera
Mar 4, 20201 min read
SYSTEMS THINKING ISN'T A STEPWISE PROCESS
In the past we believed #systemsthinking (ST) was a stepwise process. Today, it is now clear that it is an emergent property of very...
Derek Cabrera
Mar 4, 20201 min read
FROM WUHAN TO COVID-19
We make #distinctions constantly. We really cannot NOT make a distinction. Despite their constancy, like breathing, it becomes something...
Derek Cabrera
Mar 4, 20202 min read
HEAD OF HAPPINESS
I recently received an email from the "Head of Happiness" at ghost.org and it actually made me smile. Of course, it also helped that the...
Derek Cabrera
Mar 4, 20203 min read
THE VMCL AMOEBA
#SystemsThinking in turn causes us to think differently about #systemsleadership or how to apply a systems approach to a complex adaptive...
Staff
Mar 4, 20201 min read
LINKEDIN LEARNING CHOOSES DR. CABRERA FOR SYSTEMS THINKING COURSE
New @LI_learning course = new skills to build. Boost your analytical skills and find your own approach to complex situations with...
Staff
Mar 4, 20201 min read
SYSTEMS MAPPING: APPLIED SYSTEMS THINKING
I’ve studied Systems Thinking for thirty years in one way or another. Formally for 20 of those years. When I first came to the formal...
Derek Cabrera
Mar 3, 20207 min read
DRS. CABRERA TRAVEL TO COLOMBIA FOR KEYNOTES, MEETINGS, INTERVIEWS
March 1, 2020 The Cabreras travel to Colombia included multiple talks at three of Colombia's best Universities: Universidad de los Andes,...
Staff
Mar 1, 20201 min read
DRS. CABRERA AWARDED NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) GRANT FOR PLECTICA FOR SYSTEMS MAPPING SOFTWARE
For Immediate Release: August 7, 2018 Universal visual mapping software company to develop “thoughtware” class software NEW YORK, New...
Staff
Aug 6, 20184 min read
“RE:THINKING” DOCUMENTARY CHALLENGES EDUCATORS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 16, 2018 Originally published here. SUNY CORTLAND, NEW YORK - The Blackbird Film Festival kicks off on...
Staff
Apr 15, 20183 min read
CABRERA KEYNOTES AECT SHOWCASING NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND WINS OUTSTANDING BOOK AWARD FOR SYSTEMS THINKING APPROACH TO EDUCATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - November 9, 2017 Information is not Knowledge JACKSONVILLE, FL - Dr. Derek Cabrera delivered the keynote address...
Staff
Nov 19, 20172 min read
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