Distinctions: Every Leading Role Is Moonlighting as a Supporting Role
The Distinctions Rule may seem like the easiest part of DSRP, the four simple rules of systems thinking identified by Derek and Laura Cabrera in Syste…
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Systems Rule!
You can interpret that title either way... Today I discuss the Systems Rule of DSRP (see DSRP Primer for more info). I'll keep it brief because Derek …
The Power of Perspective
New Yorker cartoon on perspective... The perspective rule involves two coimplying elements: a point (the seer) and a view (that which is seen). Images…
Systems Thinking Is Not the Same as Holistic Thinking
Let’s deconstruct this often made claim that systems thinking (ST) stands in contrast to (in this case on opposite ends of a continuum from) reduction…
How Perspective-Taking Can Improve Your Life
Today I’m exploring one of the four simple rules of systems thinking (DSRP) from the book Systems Thinking Made Simple: New Hope for Solving Wicked Pr…
Introducing Complexity Into Relationships: People and Food
Image credit: Association for Psychological Science.1 I’m writing again about the four simple rules of systems thinking: Distinctions, Systems, Relati…
A Primer on the Four Simple Rules of Systems Thinking
Dr. Derek Cabrera has long demonstrated that four simple rules characterize the field of systems thinking and operate across its multitude of approach…
New Groundbreaking Book in Systems Thinking Published
SYSTEMS THINKING MADE SIMPLE We are excited to announce the release of our new book, Systems Thinking Made Simple: New Hope for Solving Wicked Problem…
New Book on Systems Thinking Released
We're excited to announce the publication of a new book on systems thinking by Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera. Systems Thinking Made Simple: New Hope fo…
West Point Systems Engineering Course Adopts STMS Book
Our new book, Systems Thinking Made Simple: New Hope for Solving Wicked Problems (Amazon), will be used as a textbook in an upcoming systems engineeri…
Cabrera Research Lab Releases MetaMaps, a Powerful Systems Thinking and Modeling Software Platform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 27, 2015 Ithaca, NY -- With the upcoming beta-release of their systems thinking modeling tool, MetaMap, (metamap.me) Ca…
Cornell University Sponsors Systems Thinking v2.0 Conference
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) wi…