Biology of Business

Ecology

Migration

By Alex Denne

The seasonal movement of animals from one region to another, typically for feeding or breeding. Migration can cover thousands of miles and involve precise navigation.

Used in the Books

This term appears in 30 chapters:

Foundations Metabolism and Burn Rate

"...eport up to 4 tons or 8,000 lbs daily). Then it migrates. The whale travels thousands of miles to warmer waters to breed and give birth. During this migration, which can last four to six months, it doesn't eat at all. It lives entirely off its blubber reserves - up to 30% of its body weight in fat. This is..."

Foundations Symbiosis and Exchange

"...d, the company had already architected for multi-cloud deployment. They ran a successful 2-month pilot moving 40% of workload to AWS. When Google saw migration in progress, they offered custom pricing to retain the customer. The company wasn't bluffing - they were prepared to leave."

Foundations Natural Selection

"...nset simultaneously with team reassignment to your fitness-8 project. They're not losing their job - they're joining the winning team. 4. Customer Migration: If the dying product has customers, you have three options: - Migrate to alternative product: "Product A is sunsetting; we're transitioning y..."

Foundations Ecosystem Thinking

"...-------------|------------| | Upstream change (Level 1→4) | Infrastructure pricing, availability, policy | Cost increase, capability loss, forced migration | Diversify infrastructure, lock in pricing | | Downstream change (Level 4→1) | Aggregator behavior, user demand shifts | Volume reduction, margi..."

Resource Dynamics Hibernation Reserve Strategy

"Every movement burns calories she can't spare. The spring landscape is barren. Snow still covers the ground at 7,500 feet elevation. The elk migration hasn't begun. Whitebark pine nuts are gone. The first green shoots won't emerge for three weeks. She finds a winter-killed elk carcass - frozen, part..."

And 25 more chapters...

Biological Context

Migration allows organisms to exploit resources in different locations at different times. Birds, fish, mammals, and insects all migrate. Migration requires energy reserves, navigational ability, and timing coordination. Climate change is disrupting traditional migration patterns.

Business Application

Business migration: moving operations, talent, or focus to follow opportunities. Companies migrate to new markets, technologies, or business models. Like biological migration, business migration requires resources, navigation skills, and timing.

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