Roots and Mycelium: Infrastructure That Nourishes — Luminous Entrepreneurship examination

Eleven questions. Nine of eleven passes, and you can take it again as often as you like.

What did Suzanne Simard discover about forests?

Fungi mainly harm the trees they attach to A forest is ruled by its tallest tree's dominance Trees compete fiercely and never share nutrients Trees share resources through fungal networks
How does living infrastructure differ from machine infrastructure?

It transforms and nourishes, not just transports It is inert and does exactly what it is told, at least at first It moves data from one point to another, one way It links the parts without changing the whole
A small business runs many tools that never share information. What image does the module use for this?

A lone tree drawing water through a deep taproot A forest where every tree grows in its own pot A dense old-growth forest with tangled roots A field of wheat planted in neat, even rows
What is the Luminous Core principle?

One flagship product placed at the centre of all the revenue A core leadership team that makes every important decision Everything connected by shared infrastructure that carries context A single database owned and closely guarded by the IT team, particularly at first
What did Anika's root system reveal about her clients?

Her workshops were competing with her therapy sessions Most clients bought only one offering and then left They were already on journeys across her offerings Her newsletter drew nobody into the other offerings
How does the module describe fragmentation in a growing venture?

An infrastructure problem disguised as a people problem A sign that the venture should stop adding offerings A natural cost of growth that cannot be addressed A people problem solved by hiring better communicators, under most conditions
Which four kinds of connective tissue does the module name?

Vision, mission, values and quarterly goals Sales, marketing, support and product Legal, financial, technical and physical Narrative, data, relational and cultural
In living-systems platform thinking, what is the platform?

A single product sold through many channels A biome of diverse organisms serving the whole A factory floor where the owner sets every rule A supply chain with better marketing attached
In Rosa's ecosystem, what role does her podcast play?

Bridge Pollinator Decomposer Anchor, at least in some cases
What do decomposer offerings do in a venture's biome?

Test small, fragile ideas that may become anchors Connect free resources to the premium offerings, at least in some cases Break down what is no longer alive to feed new growth Establish the ecosystem's identity and stable revenue
When a platform algorithm cut Rosa's podcast downloads by 40%, what happened?

The business paused until downloads recovered, though this can vary She replaced the podcast with paid advertising Planner sales collapsed along with the podcast Other parts of the ecosystem compensated for the loss