Week 01 — Mechanical Rot
Diagnose energy-drain, over-systematization, and biological stagnation in your organization. Includes book chapter, course module, podcast episode, and a free assessment.
Dr. Chicks Institute applies the diagnostic method of medicine to living systems — human, business, cognitive, and ecosystem. With 31 organism case files, 40+ AI tools, bilingual books, courses, and podcasts, we translate biology's 3.8-billion-year operating system into actionable business strategy.
Diagnose energy-drain, over-systematization, and biological stagnation in your organization. Includes book chapter, course module, podcast episode, and a free assessment.
Explore how organisms like the African Wild Dog, Axolotl, Common Octopus, Desert Locust, Peregrine Falcon, and Western Honeybee solve decision-making failures in complex environments.
Discover how parasites like Hairworm, Sacculina, Emerald Cockroach Wasp, and Toxoplasma gondii redefine control architectures in organizational leadership.
Each organism is a clinical case file mapping a biological survival strategy to a business diagnosis. Browse all 31 organisms across Weeks 01–04, filter by problem, or use the Problem Solver to find the organism that matches your organizational challenge.
Founded by Dr. Shadi Shehadeh, the Dr. Chicks Institute™ is a Bio-Economic medical facility that treats creators, students, and business leaders as living systems requiring diagnosis, treatment, and evolution. Our five clinical departments — AI, Leadership, Business, Finance, and Ecosystems — deliver bilingual (EN/AR) content across books, courses, podcasts, and 40+ AI-powered diagnostic tools. The Institute's Bio-Strategy Assessment produces a personalized clinical diagnosis linked to organism case files, course modules, podcast episodes, and actionable prescriptions.