Regeneration
The ability to regrow lost or damaged body parts. Ranges from wound healing to regrowing entire limbs or body sections.
Used in the Books
This term appears in 8 chapters:
"...mines decision quality, and why some companies become stupid as they grow - it's the same reason large animals have slower reaction times. Book 5: Regeneration & Decline The biological mechanisms of aging and regeneration, and how they apply to organizational renewal, succession, and the choice between ite..."
"It optimized for good enough. Squirrels retrieve 70-80% of cached acorns. The missing 20-30% becomes forest regeneration - accidental reforestation that benefits the ecosystem. Clark's nutcrackers retrieve 90-95% of cached pine seeds - but pay for it with brains 2-3× la..."
"(1983). Phytochrome and Plant Growth. 2nd ed. London: Edward Arnold. 5. Keeley, J.E., & Fotheringham, C.J. (2000). "Role of fire in regeneration from seed." Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 31, 331-353. 6. Went, F.W. (1949). "Ecology of desert plants. II."
"Book 4, Chapter 10: Regeneration - Recovery After Damage --- Part 1: The Biology of Recovery and Renewal (40%) Cut down an oak tree. The stump remains."
"...assets that enable renewal, or it faces decline. This process mirrors ecological succession with uncanny precision. The mechanisms that drive forest regeneration - facilitation, environmental modification, alternative stable states, and threshold effects - also drive organizational evolution. **Three principl..."
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Biological Context
Salamanders regrow limbs, starfish regrow arms, planaria can regrow from tiny fragments. Regeneration involves dedifferentiating cells at the wound site and regrowing the missing structure. Most mammals have limited regeneration, though liver regeneration is notable.
Business Application
Organizational regeneration: the ability to rebuild capabilities after loss. Companies that can regenerate key functions survive disruptions that destroy less resilient competitors.