[DSRP Evidence](https://dsrpevidence.org/)

# Bibliography

Everything the Cabrera Research Lab has published, newest first — papers, chapters, books, theses and white papers. Work by other people is on the Engagement track, not here.

137 works.

## 2026

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **Love Is a Behavior, Not a Feeling: A Testable Theory of Love as a Reality Alignment Process**. Journal of Systems Thinking 6(1):1-31. [10.54120/jost.v26i1.dc6lbnf6](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.v26i1.dc6lbnf6)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **Measuring Context as Structural Organization**. Journal of Systems Thinking 6(1). [10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6mcnl6](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6mcnl6)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **Scale-Free Structure**. Journal of Systems Thinking 6(1):1-40. [10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6usfs6](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6usfs6)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **The DSRP moves catalog**. Cabrera Research Lab.

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L, Cabrera E. **The DSRP counterexample record**. Cabrera Research Lab. [Read it](https://dsrpevidence.org/counterexamples)

- Cabrera, D., & Cabrera, L.. **From zoo smart to jungle-smart**. Journal of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.v26i1.dc6iqtq6](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.v26i1.dc6iqtq6)

- Cabrera, D., Cabrera, L., & Cabrera, E.. **Living DSRP Evidence Compendium**. Cabrera Research Lab. [Read it](https://dsrpevidence.org/evidence)

- Cabrera, Derek. **Contextual Identity and Cognitive Dark Matter in DSRP-484**. Journal of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.v26i1.dc6cicm6](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.v26i1.dc6cicm6)

- Cabrera, Derek. **Is Network Theory Made of DSRP?**. Journal of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.v26i1.dc6ntsd6](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.v26i1.dc6ntsd6)

- Cabrera, Derek. **Is System Dynamics Made of DSRP?**. Journal of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.v26i1.dc6sdos6](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.v26i1.dc6sdos6)

- Cabrera, Derek. **Is UML Made of DSRP?**. Journal of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.v26i1.dc6umdd6](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.v26i1.dc6umdd6)

- Cabrera, Derek. **The Patches Are the Evidence**. Journal of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.v26i1.dc6cest6](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.v26i1.dc6cest6)

- Coffman, Heather; Cabrera, Derek. **Object-Oriented Thinking (OOT)**. Journal of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.v26i1.26ootwip6](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.v26i1.26ootwip6)

## 2025

- Brontén G, Cabrera D. **Structured Thinking Structures Sales Opportunities That Win**. Journal of Systems Thinking 5(1). [10.54120/jost.2025-0080GB](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.2025-0080GB)

- Cabrera & Cabrera. **Connect the Dots**. Systems Thinking Standards Institute. [Read it](https://www.stsi.pro/product-page/connect-the-dots-book)

- Cabrera & Cabrera. **Oneness**. Odyssean Press. [Read it](https://www.stsi.pro/product-page/oneness-web-only-book)

- Cabrera D. **A General, Measurable Definition of Emergence (E = ΔO)**. Journal of Systems Thinking 5(1):1-23. [10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6gmde6](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6gmde6)

- Cabrera D. **Critical Thinking**. Journal of Systems Thinking. [Read it](https://www.scienceopen.com/document/read?vid=d03d5124-0912-4304-abc2-53d21b9ea836)

- Cabrera D. **DSRP as Universal Ontology**. Journal of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6sfas6](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6sfas6)

- Cabrera D. **Enclosure**. Journal of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6deei6](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6deei6)

- Cabrera D. **The Unified Calculus of Organization, Structure, Emergence, and Meaning**. Journal of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.2025-000002](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.2025-000002)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **From DSRP Theory to O-Theory**. Journal of Systems Thinking 5(1):1-8. [10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6dtot6](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6dtot6)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **From One Cause to Webs of Causality: Empirical Evidence for a Cognitive Framework to Solve Wicked Problems**. Systems. [10.3390/systems13070510](https://doi.org/10.3390/systems13070510)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **The Grammar of Reality**. Journal of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.2025-000003](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.2025-000003)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **The Pareto Structure of Thought**. Journal of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6par6](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6par6)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **The Science of Getting on the Same Page**. Journal of Systems Thinking 5(1):1-33. [10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6soso6](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6soso6)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **The structure of thought and reality**. Journal of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6smio6](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6smio6)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **The Thinking Quotient (TQ)**. Journal of Systems Thinking (in press). [Read it](http://scienceopen.com/document/read?vid=a1975cb6-d2d7-41a9-b57d-34a55228cc2d)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L, Silberman D, Vincenzes KA. **DSRP Therapy: Toward a Structural Paradigm in Psychotherapy**. Journal of Systems Thinking 5(1):1-22. [10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6cmht6](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6cmht6)

- Cabrera D, Silberman D, Cabrera L. **Popularity Without Proof**. Journal of Systems Thinking. [Read it](https://www.scienceopen.com/document/read?vid=019d51ef-e7ce-44fa-9110-cf05a6746636)

- Cabrera D, Valath Bhuan Das SK, Cabrera L. **The Thinking Quotient (TQ): Further Validation of a Skill-Metric for Systems Thinking**. Journal of Systems Thinking 5(1):1-20. [10.54120/jost.v25il.dc6tqsm6](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.v25il.dc6tqsm6)

- Cabrera, D., Lakshmanaprasath, S., Silberman, D., & Cabrera, L.. **Mental fitness and the structure of adaptation**. Journal of Systems Thinking,. [10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6mfsa6](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6mfsa6)

- van Dongen H, Cabrera D. **Facilitating DSRP Workshops**. Journal of Systems Thinking 5(1):1-10. [10.54120/jost.v25i1.hvgdwdag](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.v25i1.hvgdwdag)

## 2024

- Aljrarri W, Bustamante J, Ingwell A, Labrada T, Nadig B, Shin J, Cabrera, and Cabrera. **New Hope for Policy Schools**. Journal of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.00000101](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.00000101)

- Cabrera D. **A Mathematical Theory of Organization**. Journal of Systems Thinking.

- Di Marco G, Cabrera D. **Common Biases in Systems Thinking**. Journal of Systems Thinking (Preprints). [10.54120/jost.pr000037.v1](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.pr000037.v1)

- Steinhall N, McPettit R, Bond J, Parks M, Khan M, Sharfarz D, Cabrera L, Cabrera D. **Wicked Solutions for Wicked Problems**. Journal of Systems Thinking 4(1):1-69. [10.54120/jost.000053](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.000053)

## 2023

- Cabrera D. **DSRP-484**. Journal of Systems thinking. [10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6O4846](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.v25i1.dc6O4846)

- Cabrera D. **Editorial: The Four Waves — Then and Now**. Journal of Systems Thinking 3(1). [10.54120/jost.234567](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.234567)

- Cabrera D. **Emergence Revealed: Where the Whole Is Always Equal, Never Greater, Than the Parts**. Journal of Systems Thinking 3(1). [10.54120/jost.123456](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.123456)

- Cabrera D. **The Journey Quad: An Outward Bound Parallel Map**. Odyssean.

- Cabrera D. **The Vitruvian Self: An Outward Bound Inner Journey Guide to the Sierra Nevada**. Odyssean. [Read it](https://openlibrary.org/books/OL48989305M)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **Any Person, Any Study**. Journal of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.0000030](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.0000030)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **Developing Personal Mastery in Systems Thinking**. Journal of Systems Thinking 3(1):1-39. [10.54120/jost.0000043](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.0000043)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **The Simple Rules of Complex Networks: A Heuristic for Determining the Potential Complexity of Any Network and Making Structural Predictions**. Journal of Systems Thinking 3(1):1-22. [10.54120/jost.000005](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.000005)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **The Steps to Doing a Systems Literature Review (SLR)**. Journal of Systems Thinking 3(1). [10.54120/jost.000002.v1](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.000002.v1)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L, Cabrera E. **A Literature Review of the Universal and Atomic Elements of Complex Cognition**. Journal of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.0000032](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.0000032)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L, Gibson H. **Leapfrog Leaders: How Lowlighting Content and Highlighting Cognitive Structure and Dynamics Can Leapfrog Leaders to the Next Level**. Journal of Systems Thinking 3(1):1-28. [10.54120/jost.0000041](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.0000041)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L, Midgley G. **The Four Waves of Systems Thinking**. Handbook of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.000051](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.000051)

- Cabrera L, Cabrera D. **Adaptive Leadership for Agile Organizations**. Handbook of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.0000039](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.0000039)

- Cabrera L, Sokolow J, Cabrera D. **Developing and Validating a Measurement of Systems Thinking (STMI)**. Journal of Systems Thinking 3(1):1-43. [10.54120/jost.0000042](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.0000042)

- Cabrera, Cabrera & Midgley (eds.). **Handbook of Systems Thinking**. Journal of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.000051](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.000051)

- Castellanos Canales A, Lucio Maymon P, Cabrera D. **The Universal Cognitive Grammar of Systems Mapping: A Rubric to Evaluate the Various Tools and Techniques of Systems Mapping**. Journal of Systems Thinking 3(1):1-36. [10.54120/jost.0000033](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.0000033)

- Kushner J, Cabrera L, Cabrera D. **Systems Evaluation: Applying Systems Thinking to Evaluation**. Handbook of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.0000038](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.0000038)

- Mulyono Oktavia Y, Cabrera E, Sukhbaatar U, Cabrera L, Cabrera D. **A Systemic Lens on the Modal Model of the Mind**. Handbook of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.0000035](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.0000035)

## 2022

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **DSRP Theory: A Primer**. Systems 10(2):26. [10.3390/systems10020026](https://doi.org/10.3390/systems10020026)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **Make the Force Be With You: Using Mental Models to Change Company Culture**. Workforce Solutions Review.

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L, Cabrera E. **Distinctions Organize Information in Mind and Nature (D)**. Systems 10(2):41. [10.3390/systems10020041](https://doi.org/10.3390/systems10020041)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L, Cabrera E. **Perspectives Organize Information in Mind and Nature (P)**. Systems 10(3):52. [10.3390/systems10030052](https://doi.org/10.3390/systems10030052)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L, Cabrera E. **Relationships Organize Information in Mind and Nature (R)**. Systems 10(3):71. [10.3390/systems10030071](https://doi.org/10.3390/systems10030071)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L, Cabrera E. **Systems Organize Information in Mind and Nature (S)**. Systems 10(2):44. [10.3390/systems10020044](https://doi.org/10.3390/systems10020044)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L, Cabrera E. **The “Fish Tank” Experiments**. Systems (MDPI). [10.3390/systems10020029](https://doi.org/10.3390/systems10020029)

- Wen A, Hock A, Carver B, Ortega A, Corsi P, Jordan J, Nicholson A, Cabrera L, Cabrera D. **Framework Effectiveness and Prevalence in Public Policy**. Journal of Systems Thinking 2(1):1-29. [10.54120/jost.000060](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.000060)

## 2021

- Cabrera D. **Systems and methods of mapping, transforming, and sharing data and ideas (patent)**. US Patent 11200262. [Read it](https://patents.google.com/patent/US11200262)

- Cabrera D. **What Is the First Documented Use of the Term "Systems Thinking"?**. Journal of Systems Thinking 1(1). [10.54120/jost.v1i1.1383](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.v1i1.1383)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **A Summary of Findings From Recent Research on DSRP Theory**. Journal of Systems Thinking 1(1). [Read it](https://f.hubspotusercontent20.net/hubfs/7421276/CRL%20Bibliography/Summary_of_DSRP_Research_Findings__JoST.pdf)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **DSRP Script**. Cabrera Lab Blog. [Read it](https://www.academia.edu/45434872/DSRP_Script)

- Cabrera, Cabrera, Cabrera et al.. **The Origin of Ideas**. Odyssean Press. [Read it](https://www.cabreraresearch.org/books)

## 2020

- Brown S, Kasonde V, Koo Wilkens P, LaRose W, Mukhamejanova M, Smith S, Tan D, Terragnoli A, Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **Sustainability in the Galápagos Islands: A Systems Thinking Approach**. Cornell CIPA STML Certificate. [Read it](https://f.hubspotusercontent20.net/hubfs/7421276/CRL%20Bibliography/2020%20Sustainability%20in%20the%20Gala%CC%81pagos%20Islands_%20A%20Systems%20Thinking%20approach%20reveals%20the%20need%20for%20Environmental%20and%20Social%20Balance.pdf)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **Cognitive Jigs: Content-Free, Modular, Molecular Structures for Understanding and Problem Solving**. Cabrera Lab Blog. [Read it](https://f.hubspotusercontent20.net/hubfs/7421276/CRL%20Bibliography/Cognitive%20Jigs-%20Content-Free,%20Modular,%20Molecular,%201%20Structures%20for%20Understanding%20and%20Problem%20Solving.pdf)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **Defining Learning.**. Handbook of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.0000040](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.0000040)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **The Knowledge-Method Matching Matrix (KMMM)**. Cabrera Lab Blog. [Read it](https://f.hubspotusercontent20.net/hubfs/7421276/CRL%20Bibliography/(2020)%20The%20Knowledge-Method%20Matching%20Matrix.pdf)

- Derek Cabrera and Laura Cabrera. **Field Guide to the Galapagos Archipelago**. Cornell University.

- Mulyono Y, Sukhbaatar U, Cabrera L, Cabrera D. **'Hard' and 'Soft' Methods in Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS): Agent Based Modeling (ABM) and the Agent Based Approach (ABA)**. Handbook of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.000009](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.000009)

- Troxell G, Cabrera L, Cabrera D. **The Future of Systems X? If You Want a Better Systems X Discipline or Program, Upgrade Your Systems Thinking to Version 4.0**. Handbook of Systems Thinking. [10.54120/jost.0000037](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.0000037)

## 2019

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **Complexity and Systems Thinking Models in Education: Applications for Leaders**. Springer. [10.1007/978-3-319-17727-4_101-1](https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17727-4_101-1)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **What Is Systems Thinking?**. Learning, Design, and Technology (Springer). [10.1007/978-3-319-17727-4_100-1](https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17727-4_100-1)

## 2018

- Cabrera & Cabrera. **Flock Not Clock**. Plectica Publications. [Read it](https://www.cabreraresearch.org/books)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **Case Study: Wells Fargo, Systematic Failure? Or Systemic Success?**. Cabrera Lab Blog. [Read it](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349868212_Case_study_Wells_Fargo_Systematic_Failure_Or_Systemic_Success)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **Connecting Silos: Solving the Problem of Organizational Silos Using a Simple Systems Thinking Approach**. Cornell CIPA. [Read it](https://www.plectica.com/publications/connecting-silos)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **Frameworks for Transdisciplinary Research: Framework #4**. GAIA 27(2):200. [10.14512/gaia.27.2.3](https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.27.2.3)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **Systems Leadership: Designing an Adaptive Organization Using Four Simple Rules to Thrive in a Complex World**. CRL. [Read it](https://www.plectica.com/publications/designing-an-adaptive-organization)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **Systems Thinking: The Crux of Organizational Learning**. CRL. [Read it](https://www.plectica.com/publications/crux-of-organizational-learning)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **Uncovering the Enduring DNA of Zuora: Zuora's Rise from Startup to Unicorn Required a Deep Understanding of Who They Were**. Cornell Case Studies, CRL. [Read it](https://www.plectica.com/publications/uncovering-the-enduring-dna-of-zuora)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L, Mearis D, Sokolow J. **Systems Design Thinking: The Making of the GE Adventure Series**. Cornell Case Studies, CRL. [Read it](https://www.plectica.com/publications/the_making_of_the_ge_adventure_series)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L, Mearis D, Sokolow J. **Systems Thinking for Transformation: GE Evolves for the Digital Industrial Era**. Cornell Case Studies, CRL. [Read it](https://www.plectica.com/publications/ge_evolves_for_the_digital_industrial_era)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L, Powers E, Solin J, Kushner J. **Applying Systems Thinking Models of Organizational Design and Change in Community Operational Research**. European Journal of Operational Research 268:932-945. [10.1016/j.ejor.2017.11.006](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.11.006)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L, Sokolow J, Mearis D. **Not All Visual Maps Are Created Equal: The Cognitive Style of Visual Maps**. CRL white paper. [Read it](https://www.plectica.com/publications/not-all-maps-are-equal)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L, Sokolow J, Mearis D. **Outthink, Outsync, Outdo, Outlast: Plectica mapping tools help individuals and teams iterate real-world problems**. CRL white paper. [Read it](https://www.plectica.com/publications/plectica-helps-iterate-real-problems)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L, Sokolow J, Mearis D. **Why You Should Map: The Science Behind Visual Mapping**. CRL white paper. [Read it](https://www.plectica.com/publications/why-you-should-map)

- Powers E, Kushner J, Solin J, Cabrera L, Cabrera D. **Applying Systems Thinking to Wicked Water Problems: An Accelerated Introduction for Researchers**. Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education. [10.54120/jost.000052](https://doi.org/10.54120/jost.000052)

## 2016

- Cabrera L, Cabrera D. **Learning Systems Thinking at the Graduate Level**. Cornell Policy Review. [Read it](https://www.cornellpolicyreview.com/learning-systems-thinking-at-the-graduate-level/)

- Campbell N, Powers E, Cabrera L, Cabrera D. **Cats, Rats, and Roofs: The Perils of Ignoring Relationships**. Cognitive Case Study Series, Cornell.

- Powers E, Cabrera L, Cabrera D. **GasMarts, Umbilical Cords, and Eco Bridges**. Cognitive Case Study Series, Cornell.

- Powers E, Cabrera L, Cabrera D. **No Word Is an Island: Distinguishing "Nerd" and "Geek"**. Cognitive Case Study Series, Cornell.

- Powers E, Cabrera L, Cabrera D. **Regulating the Restroom: The Clash of Distinctions and Perspectives**. Cognitive Case Study Series, Cornell.

- Powers E, Cabrera L, Cabrera D. **Words Matter: Mental Models and Mass Killings**. Cognitive Case Study Series, Cornell.

- Powers, Cabrera and Cabrera. **Distinguishing “Nerd” vs. “Geek”**. Cabrera Research Cognitive Case Study Series. [Read it](https://www.cabreralab.science/publications)

## 2015

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L, Powers E. **A Unifying Theory of Systems Thinking With Psychosocial Applications**. Systems Research and Behavioral Science. [10.1002/sres.2351](https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.2351)

## 2015 / 2018 (2nd ed.)

- Cabrera & Cabrera. **Systems Thinking Made Simple**. Odyssean / Plectica. [Read it](https://www.cabreraresearch.org/books)

## 2014

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L, Brown L. **ThinkTweets: 100 Transformative Tweets for Educators**. CRL. [Read it](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58817619-thinktweets)

## 2013

- Cabrera D. **Are the Universal Patterns of Systems Thinking Embodied in Physical Form?**. International Journal of Systems and Society. [Read it](https://www.academia.edu/45435801/Are_the_Universal_Patterns_of_Systems_Thinking_Embodied_in_Physical_Form)

- Cabrera D. **Moving From Right and Left to Embodied Metacognition**. Atom Magazine.

## 2010

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **The World at Our Fingertips: The Sense of Touch Helps Children Ground Abstract Ideas in Concrete Experiences**. Scientific American Mind 21(4):36-41. [10.1038/scientificamericanmind0910-36](https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamericanmind0910-36)

## 2009

- Cabrera. **Systems Thinking**. VDM Verlag. [Read it](https://www.amazon.com/Systems-Thinking-Four-Universal-Patterns/dp/3639156730)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **The Library Is the Place: Knowledge and Thinking, Thinking and Knowledge**. Teacher Librarian 36(5).

## 2008

- Cabrera D. **Method of teaching thinking skills and knowledge acquisition (patent)**. US Patent US20080187899. [Read it](https://patents.google.com/patent/US20080187899)

- Cabrera D, Colosi L. **Distinctions, Systems, Relationships, and Perspectives (DSRP): A Theory of Thinking and of Things**. Evaluation and Program Planning 31(3):311-317. [10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2008.04.001](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2008.04.001)

- Cabrera D, Colosi L, Lobdell C. **Systems Thinking**. Evaluation and Program Planning 31(3):299-310. [10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2007.12.001](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2007.12.001)

- Cabrera D, Mandel J, Andras J, Nydam M. **What Is the Crisis? Defining and Prioritizing the World's Most Pressing Problems**. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 6(9):469-475. [10.1890/070185](https://doi.org/10.1890/070185)

## 2008 / 2011

- Cabrera & Cabrera. **Thinking at Every Desk**. Odyssean / Norton. [Read it](https://www.cabreraresearch.org/books)

## 2007

- Cabrera D. **How We Organize: Purposeful Adaptive Organizations**. NCI Monograph 18. [Read it](https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/m18_4.pdf)

- Cabrera D, Bammer G. **Systems Thinking: The Potential to Revolutionize Tobacco Control**. NCI Monograph 18. [Read it](https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/m18_3.pdf)

- Cabrera D, Cabrera L. **Journey to Planet Knowledge**. ThinkWorks Press. [Read it](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24861559-journey-to-planet-knowledge)

## 2006

- Cabrera D. **A Protocol of Systems Evaluation**. Systems Evaluation Series, Cornell University. [Read it](https://hdl.handle.net/1813/3096)

- Cabrera D. **A Theory of Systems Evaluation**. Systems Evaluation Series, Cornell University. [Read it](https://hdl.handle.net/1813/3094)

- Cabrera D. **Boundary Critique: A Minimal Concept Theory of Systems Thinking**. Proceedings of the 50th Annual Meeting of the ISSS. [Read it](https://journals.isss.org/index.php/proceedings50th/article/view/403)

- Cabrera D. **Systems Thinking (Doctoral Dissertation)**. Cornell University. [Read it](https://f.hubspotusercontent20.net/hubfs/7421276/CRL%20Bibliography/2006%20Systems%20Thinking%20Dissertation.pdf)

- Cabrera D, Milstein B, Gallagher RS, Leischow SJ. **Practical Challenges of Systems Thinking and Modeling in Public Health**. American Journal of Public Health 96(3):1-9. [10.2105/ajph.2005.066001](https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2005.066001)

## 2005

- Cabrera D. **The Complexity of Concept Mapping**. Emergence: Complexity and Organization 7(1):11-22. [Read it](https://www.academia.edu/330142/The_Complexity_of_Concept_Mapping_for_Policy_Analysis)

## 2004

- Cabrera D. **Bacterial Burritos, Mixed Metaphors and a Man in the Middle**. Cornell University New Life Sciences.

- Cabrera D. **International, Interdisciplinary, Intergenomics**. Cornell University New Life Sciences.

- Cabrera D. **Is Light the Absence of Darkness? An Interview With Plant Pathologist Dr. Kwangwon Lee**. Cornell University New Life Sciences.

## 2003

- Cabrera D. **Conceptual Dynamics: A Model for Conceptual Complexity**. Society for Research in Adult Development, Tampa, FL.

- Cabrera D. **Patterns of Knowledge: A New Kind of Pedagogy**. New Kind of Science / Mathematics Conference, Boston, MA.

## 2002

- Cabrera D. **Elements of Knowledge: A Core Curriculum Model for Interdisciplinary Programs**. Conference of the Association for Integrative Studies, Drury University, Springfield, MO.

- Cabrera D. **Patterns of Knowledge**. Masters Thesis, Regis University.

- Cabrera D. **Patterns of Knowledge: Bridging Complexity, Cognition and Educational Curriculum**. Cornell University, Department of Education, Ithaca, NY.

## 2001

- Cabrera D. **Hairball Problems: Passion, Perception & Paradox**. Arizona State University, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Tempe, AZ.

- Cabrera D. **Interdisciplinarity: Solving Complex Problems Using Patterns of Knowledge**. Arizona State University, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Tempe, AZ.

- Cabrera D. **Remedial Genius: Thinking and Learning Using the Patterns of Knowledge**. Project N Press. [Read it](https://books.google.com/books/about/Remedial_Genius.html?id=GuNC33eFKmcC)

- Cabrera D. **Transformational Interdisciplinarity**. Conference of the Association for Integrative Studies, Virginia Tech University, Roanoke, VA.

- Cabrera D, Mason P. **Proposal to Establish the Outward Bound International Innovation Institute**. Outward Bound West. [Read it](https://www.academia.edu/43449555/Proposal_to_Establish_the_Outward_Bound_International_Innovation_Institute_Managing_Innovation_as_a_Complex_Adaptive_System)

## 2000

- Cabrera D. **Knowledge Age Operating System: Four Principles of Organizational Design**. Project N Press. [Read it](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349870324_Knowledge_Age_Operating_System_Four_Principles_of_Organizational_Design)

## 1996

- Cabrera D. **Mastering the Knowledge Tree: How to Think More Effectively and Productively in the New Knowledge Age**. Project N Press, Loveland, CO.

- Cabrera D. **What's in a Dot?**. Project N Press, Loveland, CO.

- Derek Cabrera. **Knowledge Age Operating System:**. Project N Press, Loveland, CO.