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CAS · March 6, 2022

In Your Organization, Build a Flock Not a Clock.

Thanks Mark McGrath for producing this wonderful video with your son! That's why we named our book on adaptive organizations, "Flock, Not Clock"—because contrary to hundreds of years of conventional wisdom that guides us to build a clockwork organization that …

Derek Cabrera

CAS · June 24, 2020

Why Do I Need A Vision?

This post is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of Flock Not Clock. Given that so many companies lack a vision statement and those that exist exhibit a bizarre…

Derek & Laura Cabrera

CAS · May 28, 2020

Dr. Derek Cabrera on "Life After COVID-19"

The transcript for the talk is below. Crisis = Mirror I’m sure you’ve heard JFKs words that the Chinese word for crisis is made up of danger and oppor…

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CAS · May 7, 2020

All Organizations Are Complex Adaptive Systems

You don’t get to choose whether your organization is a complex adaptive system. All organizations are complex adaptive systems because they are made u…

Derek & Laura Cabrera