Teaching 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 them more critical than ever before. Derek & Laura Cabrera Derek & Laura Cabrera 22 Sep 2020 • 4 min read
Types of Thinking The Thinking Tree The Thinking Tree illustrates that the many types of thinking we distinguish are all borne of a simple set of cognitive rules. Mastering these simple rules will lead to mastery in the many types of thinking. Derek & Laura Cabrera Derek & Laura Cabrera 19 Aug 2020 • 5 min read
Emotional Intelligence Not Just Posters, Culture Transforming Reifications 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 Staff Staff 8 Apr 2020 • 5 min read
Types of Thinking 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 developing a moral compass in young people. Field Notes Staff Staff 19 Jun 2017 • 9 min read
Types of Thinking 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 day, teach a Derek Cabrera, PhD Derek Cabrera, PhD 25 Feb 2016 • 6 min read
Types of Thinking Solving the Dilemma of Design Thinking Are the visualization approaches designers use a conscious choice? I was at the Design School the other day at Cornell University and I had the opportunity to leisurely walk around Derek Cabrera, PhD Derek Cabrera, PhD 22 Jul 2014 • 7 min read
Types of Thinking EQ Meets IQ June 11, 2014 The original Dalai Lama and founder of Buddhism, the Hindu Prince Gautama Siddhartha, said, “We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. Derek Cabrera, PhD Derek Cabrera, PhD 11 Jun 2014 • 4 min read
