BioInspired! So What? Now What!

Olga posted on LinkedIn that her recent book is not available via Amazon in all countries.  It and other resources are available on the BioTRIZ store site https://www.biotriz.com/store.

Lies aren’t the exception in life,they’re the rule, nature runs on deception. Animals fake, plants trick, and humans spin comforting stories we call “truth.”. This book reveals how survival, love, power, and even knowledge itself are built on fictions we mistake for truth. This book uncovers the hidden code of deception that drives evolution, society, and even our own minds.

It is a blend of science, storytelling, and social critique. Read it if you want to see through the greatest illusion of all - that life is honest and perfect.

In July 2024, Olga Bogatyreva published two books as part of the "BioTRIZ Natural Innovation Series" originally started with her late husband, Nikolay Bogatyrev.  The first book is Living Things as Inventors: Book 1 Language of Living Nature.  From the Amazon listing: "This book is more than just a guide; it is a visual exploration of the natural world's ingenuity, designed to spark your creative genius by tapping into nature's wisdom. Uncover nature's most fascinating secrets for your own benefit, sprinkled with humour and vivid images."

The second book is Laws of living nature: Book 2 Biology for innovation.  From the Amazon listing: "Just as gravity affects everything on Earth, there are laws in nature that also impact us because we are part of the animal kingdom. What are these laws? How can we adhere to them and use them to our advantage? ... Explore how life defies physics, grows in complexity, and builds societies with cultural elements in defiance of the second law of thermodynamics."

Olga provided a sample of pages from both books (attached).

Public attachment: 

BioTRIZ Books 1 &2 Pages for viewing_opt.pdf

by Dr Nikolay R Bogatyrev (Author), Mikhail N Bogatyrev (Illustrator) and Dr Olga A Bogatyreva.  Also available in French. 

This manual is specially designed to help you make the process of creativity and problem-solving logical, systematic and rational, thus increasing the efficiency of your thinking. ... The algorithms of the Inventor’s Manual are based on a Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (known by its Russian acronym TRIZ), which is a highly adaptable and overarching methodology. ...  The Inventor’s Manual does not repeat material that is already published, it presents the essence of the inventive thinking process.

Direct link: http://triz.guru/index.php?route=product/product&path=63&product_id=61

The book presents up-dated, concise and user-friendly version of TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving). It is recommended to those who need "to drive a car", but do not care much or do not have time to know "how does a car work". 

This video course allows you to transfer ideas from living Nature to engineering using special tools for cross-disciplinary inspirations. It is fun for students and powerful aid for professors who teach innovation and creativity (2 hours 43 min of run time of all seven films of PEGASUS is full of entertaining examples, animations, practical demonstrations, impressive stories and case studies).