Here’s a great little story of biomimicry in action, i.e., imitating naturally evolved biological processes to improve the design of solutions that benefit human civilization.
Tag: Biomimicry
What Can Nature Teach Us?
There are probably a dozen posts here on biomimicry, the science of looking at nature for clues as to designing things and solving problems. As the subject’s most visible spokesperson, Janine Benyus, says in her fabulous Ted Talk, “For centuries …
Biomimicry
As the name suggests, biomimicry is the study of design based on what we can observe from the evolution of life forms, and the billions of years of practice that nature has had in solving many of the problems we …
Heralding Corporate Sustainability Initiatives
I just got off the phone with Stephan Williams, the guest blogger I wrote about a week or so back. I’m thrilled to announce that Stephan’s going to be the driving force behind the “corporate role models” blog that I’ve …
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July’s Webinar: Corporate Sustainability
If you’re available on Wednesday, July 27th, I hope you’ll attend a very special webinar that I’ll be conducting with Kathryn Alexander, the CEO of Ethical Impact. Kathryn is one of the kindest and most enlightened people you’ll ever run …
Michael Pawlyn on Biomimicry and Concentrated Solar Power
I got a great deal of really good feedback on some of my previous posts about biomimicry, especially this one on Janine Benyus. So let me suggest another talk I know you’ll enjoy. Here, Michael Pawlyn explains how we can …
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Corporate Sustainability – What Do Business Leaders Really Need?
I had lunch last week with Pete May, publisher of GreenBiz and many other related websites. He’s a magnificently smart fellow, and quite well dialed-in to the corporate sustainability movement — attending numerous conferences, and doing everything necessary to keep …
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Learning about Biomimicry
I’m trying to learn about biomimicry, learning from and then emulating natural forms, processes, and ecosystems to create more sustainable and healthier human technologies and designs. And this learning process just led me to one of the most profound experiences …
