The Biology of Business: Why We Should Treat Our Businesses Like Our Bodies
A 2024 book applying biological systems thinking to organizational management with diagnostic frameworks
"Just like the body, a business is a living system."
— Christopher L. Eaddy
My Review
Until it came to naming this series, I didn't know this book existed. Published in 2024 - meaning Dr. Eaddy and I were likely writing about the same concepts simultaneously without knowing it - this book explicitly treats business as a living system requiring biological diagnosis. Eaddy's Biological Audit Framework (BAF) parallels my own frameworks. His focus on homeostasis as a management concept mirrors Book 1, Chapter 1. The subtitle 'Why We Should Treat Our Businesses Like Our Bodies' could describe this entire series.
Why It Matters
Discovering this was both humbling and validating - another author independently arrived at the same core insight (organizations ARE living systems, not merely like them) and developed diagnostic frameworks. The simultaneous publication suggests this framing's time has come. Eaddy's work from a coaching/training perspective complements the strategic/operational focus of Biological First Principles.
Key Ideas
- Business as a living system requiring biological diagnosis
- Biological Audit Framework (BAF) for assessing organizational health
- Homeostasis applied to maintaining organizational stability
- Scientific approach to organizational sustainability
How It Connects to This Framework
Direct overlap with Book 1 (Foundations), especially the homeostasis and cellular organization concepts. The diagnostic framework approach parallels the Organizational Membrane Framework.
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