Book 1: Foundations
19 frameworks derived from this book's biological principles
Biological First Principles
The meta-framework underlying the entire book series: applying literal biological mechanisms to organizational challenges. Not metaphor, not inspirati...
Four-Layer Cheater Detection
A framework for building mechanisms that detect and punish partnership cheating, based on biological models from cleaner fish reputation systems and l...
Germline Protection
A systematic approach to distinguishing invariant organizational principles (germline DNA) from context-specific adaptations (somatic) and protecting...
Mechanism Translation Framework
The systematic three-part method used in every chapter to move from biological insight to actionable business application. Biology → Business Translat...
Mesh Network Transition
A month-by-month plan for transitioning from hub-and-spoke partnership models (everything flows through you) to mesh networks (partners connect peer-t...
Organizational Membrane
A seven-step diagnostic framework for assessing and redesigning organizational boundaries. Based on the biological principle that cells need selective...
The Burn Rate Scan
A seven-question diagnostic framework that reveals whether your organization's metabolism is sustainable, efficient, and flexible. Goes beyond simple...
The DNA Replication Framework
A comprehensive 7-step framework for organizational replication that ensures companies copy what actually matters (genotype) rather than surface-level...
The Ecosystem Health Map
A seven-step audit for diagnosing your true position in a business ecosystem, identifying critical dependencies, and designing strategy based on ecolo...
The Four Replication Strategies
A strategic framework mapping four biological reproductive strategies to business growth modes. Each strategy has distinct use cases, advantages, risk...
The Genome Compatibility Test
A diagnostic framework for assessing whether your organization can successfully integrate capabilities from other industries through horizontal transf...
The Genotype Audit
A diagnostic tool for distinguishing organizational DNA from phenotype. Uses four key questions to test whether each element of your operating model i...
The Growth Plate Diagnostic
A six-question diagnostic framework that translates biological growth mechanisms into actionable business assessment. It reveals whether your growth i...
The Loop Detective
A diagnostic tool for examining whether your organization's sensing system actually works. The framework addresses three questions mapping to biologic...
The Natural Selection Audit
A comprehensive 7-step framework for identifying which variants in your organization are under selection pressure, which are thriving, and which shoul...
The Symbiosis Strategy Matrix
A comprehensive framework for designing mutually beneficial business relationships based on biological symbiosis principles. Helps determine which par...
The Three-Question Mutualism Test
A rapid diagnostic to classify any business relationship as mutualism, commensalism, or parasitism based on three fundamental questions about value cr...
Toyota Production System
A comprehensive system for optimizing organizational metabolism by systematically eliminating waste (muda). TPS achieves metabolic efficiency at scale...
Twelve-Week Restructuring
A structured timeline for transitioning parasitic business relationships to mutualism - or preparing for controlled exit. For when you're trapped in e...