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Staff: Tell me about the jig you call, "S-to-P Jig?" What is it? And, why is it such an important jig?

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This post is part on an ongoing series. To see more, check out the Sliders tag.   Staff: You recently mentioned a slider called “What Got You Here Won't Get You There."  Can you give me a quick overview of what that's about?

Staff: In our work the idea of mental models is prevalent. I know that you have this idea about how mental models cause your behavior. Can you give me sort of a quick overview on what that's about?

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Dr. Cabrera wrote the Forward to the recently released book entitled, Swarm Learning in Health and Human Performance: Teaching Students How to Think Not What to Think. by Dr. Jamie Schwandt. The Forward in its entirety can be read below.

Staff: I'm curious to hear more about the slider,  "People As A Means Versus Ends." And when I look at how you've drawn it up (see the map here), it seems to me that this slider has to do with how a person interacts with other people. Can you explain a little bit more about what the basics of the slider?

Staff: DIY Self-Help is an idea that you have been talking about for a while. Can you tell me what DIY Self-Help is?

July 20th, 2020 Dr. Laura Cabrera spoke today on the simple rules of systems leadership in partnership with Systemic Excellence Global. 

Dr. Derek Cabrera wrote the spoken word "Count Me In" and the lyrics for the song by the same name (both produced by Photosynthesis Productions). CRL is committed to its Mission-Vision to "Engage, Educate, and Empower & Billion Systems Thinkers."

"Leapfrog Leaders" written by Drs. Derek Cabrera, Laura Cabrera and Hise Gibson applies existing knowledge about the elements of systems thinking to a widely used decision making framework called SOT. SOT stands for Strategic, Operational, and Tactical - which are are thought to be the three levels of problem solving. More specifically, this paper offers readers insight into the skills needed at each level of decision making; as well as how to develop them through an understanding and application of the basics of systems thinking and leadership.

Citation: “Dr. Derek Cabrera on Life After COVID-19.” Talk by Derek Cabrera, Global Policy Insights, 29 May 2020, www.youtube.com/watchv=8xvahKPcuTI  The transcript for the talk is below. 

The Last Lecture Each semester, Dr. Derek Cabrera does a “last lecture” to close out the year for his students. This  year, due to Coronavirus, his lecture was virtual, however the silver lining of this is that we got it on tape.

We're committed to increasing public understanding of science about systems thinking. We strive to make the basic science of systems thinking accessible without loss of fidelity. One of the many

What would it mean if we could not make distinctions? What would the world look like to us? If you attempt to imagine a world like that, you would quickly

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2020 ITHACA, NEW YORK - Photosynthesis Productions offered a FREE rental of their educational documentary RE:Thinking (trailer) for the next month in observance of

New @LI_learning  course = new skills to build. Boost your analytical skills and find your own approach to complex situations with @_derek_cabrera @cabreraresearch. http://lnkd.in/e7KZMJD #systemsthinking

March 1, 2020 The Cabreras travel to Colombia included multiple talks at three of Colombia's best Universities: Universidad de los Andes, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. The

For Immediate Release: August 7, 2018 Universal visual mapping software company to develop “thoughtware” class software NEW YORK, New York — The National Science Foundation Phase I Small Business Innovation Research

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 16, 2018 Originally published here. SUNY CORTLAND, NEW YORK - The Blackbird Film Festival kicks off on Thursday, April 19 at SUNY Cortland with a locally-produced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - November 9, 2017 Information is not Knowledge JACKSONVILLE, FL - Dr. Derek Cabrera delivered the keynote address at the annual convention of the Association for Educational

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 they're doing, they're self-reflective. When they

As part of an ongoing series, Field Notes interviewed educational theorist and systems scientist, Dr. Derek Cabrera on the topic of developing a moral compass in young people. Field Notes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 1, 2017 Originally published here. ITHACA, NEW YORK - Deborah C. Hoard, President of PhotoSynthesis Productions, talks about the new documentary film, RE:Thinking.  She describes

Check out the podcast 013: Systems Thinking with Derek Cabrera of CRLab by John Ackley | Feb 10, 2016 | Podcast http://johnackley.com/13-2/

SYSTEMS THINKING MADE SIMPLE We are excited to announce the release of our new book, Systems Thinking Made Simple: New Hope for Solving Wicked Problems (Odyssean, ISBN 0996349308, $29.95,

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 27, 2015 Ithaca, NY -- With the upcoming beta-release of their systems thinking modeling tool, MetaMap, (metamap.me) Cabrera Research Lab (cabreraresearch.org) makes it possible

Ithaca, NY November 21, 2014 — On Wednesday December 3, 2014 from 4:30-7:00pm (Plant Sciences 233), the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs (CIPA) will host a TED-style mini-conference on

Dr. Derek Cabrera was invited to speak with Graduate Business Students at Cornell's Johnson School Dr Derek Cabrera was invited to speak with Cornell Business graduate students about a systems

Water educators, program directors, and industry members gathered to discuss how to get youth thinking Over 30 educators, program directors and water industry members gathered at the University of Wisconsin

Captured in our book, Systems Thinking Made Simple, DSRP is an acronym that stands for the four simple rules that underlie all forms of systems thinking: Make Distinctions and recognize

By Erin Barrett reporter@ithacatimes.com © Copyright 2020 Ithaca Times Original article Ithaca City School District is leading the way in redesigning classrooms to align with pedagogical practices and a better understanding