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How do living systems ‘prepare, leverage and bounce back’ from times of crisis?

24 Dec 2016
Rachel Hahs posted some amazing biomimetic analogies and questions for understanding how we respond to our current time of crisis and transformation through a contemplation of how nature expresses resilience…
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Sustainability Strategies Sampler

28 Aug 201525 Jun 2017
I had to throw together a presentation for a Sustainability Salon at the beginning of this otherwise-very-busy-with-grant-writing week. Despite its hasty nature, I think there are some interesting and useful…
education…

Celebrate Life’s B(earth) Day 25 Feb!

24 Feb 2015
A little dash of perspective, from WHY CELEBRATING LIFE’S B(EARTH)DAY IS IMPORTANT TO BIOMIMICRY BY DAYNA BAUMEISTER We need perspective. And no where is this perspective more obvious than in…
climate…

Biomimicry responses to climate change challenges

3 Sep 20142 Sep 2014
It's always great to see Janine Benyus spiral forth some of the ways that nature can collaborate with us and suggest solutions to our most vexing problems. Learn more about…
Living Systems…

The geometry of the human handprint

22 Aug 201422 Aug 2014
Take a moment to observe a scene somewhere not crafted by human hands: a forest, a creek bed, a meadow, a hillside, a leaf.  How often do you see right…
education…

Biomimicry Design Challenge 2014 Winners

11 Jul 2014
The winners of the 2014 Biomimicry Design Challenge have been announced.  The theme this year was to design something related to transportation.  I worked with a couple of students here…
Culture Change…

Nourishing Sustainable Networks in Singapore

14 May 201416 May 2014
In a few weeks, I'll be participating in Sustainable Networks: The Enlightenment to the Contemporary Conference.  I'm giving a talk about the network of sustainability educators I'm already a part of…
education…

Recent Biomimicry Media Coverage

30 Apr 201430 Apr 2014
An exciting summary of Biomimicry in the news, from germinature.com

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