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A compendium of basic and applied research findings from over 180 empirical studies that make up an ecology of evidence showing with high statistical significance: (1) the existence of universals of cognitive complexity (i.e., distinctions, systems, relationships, and perspectives, also known as ‘DSRP Theory’) and (2) the effectiveness of their application. Taken together as an ecology of accumulating research in support of DSRP Theory, these studies constitute new and important findings in systems thinking and complex cognition and on the necessary unity of mind and nature.

Systems thinking can help us solve everyday and wicked problems, increase our personal effectiveness as human beings, and transform our organizations. This book is for anyone interested in learning the foundational ideas of systems thinking. Systems Thinking Made Simple doesn't mean that we're going to oversimplify it like a ... for Dummies book. It means that we will show how systems thinking emerges when we focus on a simple set of rules. After years of searching for unifying principles, many experts and practitioners in the field of systems thinking have embraced DSRP as universal to all systems thinking methods. Originally a complex mathematical formulation, DSRP has since been made more accessible through powerful modeling and visualization tools.

Cutting-edge skills for twenty-first-century learners and educators. Designed to transform teaching practice, this book provides the tools to understand thinking patterns and how learning actually happens. It empowers teachers to structure learning in the most meaningful way, helping students explore new paths to knowledge.

Forthcoming in 2021. Edited by Derek Cabrera, Laura Cabrera, and Gerald Midgley