Although discussions with CBID about the BID Community started in September 2009, work on the website began in March 2010, followed by a soft launch in August, the official launch in September and the first issue of the new BioInspired! newsletter. Including this issue, three newsletters have been published, with a growing focus on exploring pragmatic issues and documenting practical solutions. This issue includes articles on the Fully Integrated Thinking (FIT) process (Taryn Mead), the Turning Ideas into Reality conference call (Emer Natalio), the relationship of biomimicry to Industrial Design (Karen Verbeek) and how Ernst-Jan Mul is using biomimicry as the core of his design business.