Darwin's Law Restated

from the Perspective of Competitive Advantage

by
Edwin B. Dean

We have probably all heard Darwin's Law stated in terms of survivability. I recently observed graphs showing the trace of many biological phyla through time (Maturana and Varela, 1992). Observing the end of most branches of the tree leads me to restate Darwin's Law as "the demise of the unfit." I feel that this restatement is far more appropriate to enterprises in the current growing world market and far more representative of the resulting global enterprise tree. If you don't improve your processes you are probably in a branch of the tree which will terminate soon!

References

Maturana, H. R. and F. J. Varela (1992). The Tree of Knowledge: The Biological Roots of Human Understanding, Shambhala, Boston MA.

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Originated on 940904 | Improved on 950710
Author Ed Dean | Curator Al Motley