Kaizen (Continuous Improvement)

Biological Parallel

Natural selection is relentless kaizen—incremental improvements accumulating over generations without grand redesigns. Coral polyps build reefs through billions of tiny calcium carbonate additions over millennia. Bacteria evolve antibiotic resistance through daily micro-mutations, each generation 2-5% better at surviving drugs. The human immune system practices somatic hypermutation: antibodies improve through millions of micro-iterations per infection. Even ant colonies optimize foraging trails through continuous pheromone adjustments—stronger trails for richer food sources, weaker trails abandoned. Kaizen mirrors evolution's algorithm: small changes, rapid testing, retain what works, repeat forever.