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Biomicry Innovation Lab: Online Biomimicry Course	The course starts with an overview of biomimicry, its history and why it’s so useful. Then, we’ll delve into the innovation process for applying biomimicry to your problem. This will be followed by examining real-world applications of this fascinating ‘technology’. ...	2024/05/01 - 15:01	biomimicry, online course	0
Building Biomimicry Bridges - a toolbox for biomimicry practitioners (Stevens, et al.)	“Empowering learners to create a sustainable future,” this is the mission of Centre of Expertise Mission Zero at The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS). This book of biomimicry bridges is a toolkit to expand on the existing knowledge on biomimicry as a strategy to...	2024/03/07 - 20:48	biomimicry, systems	0
B3.8 Life's Principles/Design Lens 6.1	Seven years after releasing Life’s Principles generation 6 (g6), we are excited to announce the release of g6.1—an enhancement to the existing principles that brings them to the next level of clarity and refinement. After an in-depth review by our team of biomimics, we were...	2023/11/08 - 13:47	Biomimicry 3.8, DesignLens, Life's Principles	0
B3.8 Project Positive	Project Positive is a group of change agents dedicated to raising the bar on what acting sustainably means—driven by a sense of urgency to move beyond arbitrary reduction goals, to science-based targets and actions that are actually generous to the ecosystems, employees, and...	2023/11/08 - 13:44	Biomimicry 3.8, regeneration	0
Revisiting Nature’s “Unifying Patterns”: A Biological Appraisal	Abstract: Effective bioinspiration requires dialogue between designers and biologists, and this dialogue must be rooted in a shared scientific understanding of living systems. To support learning from “nature’s overarching design lessons” the Biomimicry Institute...	2023/09/05 - 14:00	bio-inspired design, biomimicry, principles	0
The Biomimicry Revolution: Learning from Nature how to Inhabit the Earth	The book is scheduled to be published March 14/2023. Let me know if you are interested in reviewing the book - I will try to get a review copy. I'm pleased to announce the publication of my book, The Biomimicry Revolution: Learning from Nature how to Inhabit the...	2022/09/10 - 18:19		0
Understanding the Use of Bio-Inspired Design Tools by Industry Professionals	This paper by Noah Pentelovitch (OXO) and Prof. Jacquelyn Nagel (James Madison University) describes a workshop to introduce bio-inspired design concepts and four bio-inspired design tools (Visual Analogy Sketching, BID Canvas, Engineering-to-Biology Thesaurus, and BioSearch) to 11 designers and...	2022/08/13 - 19:32	bio-inspired design, practitioners	5
Julian Vincent: Practical Biomimetics	Julian Vincent has summarised his approach to solving problems using trade-offs (such as speed versus accuracy or strength versus weight) as a way to create a common language between biology and engineering. His work builds on the TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) concept of...	2022/07/11 - 14:38		5
The state of nature-inspired innovation in the UK	2024/05/01 I have attached a PDF of the report that is about 15MB. The report is a 138MB epub file. I am checking with Richard MacCowan on an epub reader that supports the full features of this document - I will add a comment when I...	2021/12/20 - 15:55	innovation, nature-inspired, UK	5
The State of Nature-inspired Innovation in the UK.	The recording and slides of the October 22 presentation by Richard MacCowan, Sriram Nadathur, and Yuning Chenp summarising their research into the ecosystem of nature-inspired innovation based on a "diverse...	2021/11/19 - 16:47	innovation, nature-inspired, UK	0

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