Systems Thinking isn't a stepwise process
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Derek Cabrera, PhD
Derek Cabrera (PhD, Cornell) is an internationally known systems scientist and serves on the faculty of Cornell University where he teaches systems thinking, systems leadership, and systems mapping and is Program Director for the Graduate Certification Program in Systems Thinking, Modeling, and Leadership (STML). He is a senior scientist at Cabrera Research Lab. He’s authored 8 books including, Systems Thinking Made Simple and Flock Not Clock.
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Derek Cabrera, PhD

In the past we believed #systemsthinking (ST) was a stepwise process. Today, it is now clear that it is an emergent property of very simple rules that can be combined and recombined, mixed and matched to develop increasingly complex, robust, and reality-aligned mental models. That means ST is actually an emergent property of simple d, s, r, p rules. Each of these four “patterns of thought” are made up of two interacting and co-implying elements. #systemsthinkingmadesimple #CAS #cabreraresearch #systemsthinkingdaily