Shape Shift principle
Lessons from Paradise Flying Snake
Flatten, then fly.
Body-Flattened Gliding
Core lesson
Change shape when the old path costs too much.
Biological basis
Paradise flying snakes flatten their bodies into an airfoil-like shape to glide between trees.
Best use cases
Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.
Reframing problemsAdaptive movementCreative solutionsAvoiding wasted effortNew pathways