Paul Saffo is one of the world’s leading futurists so it’s great to see him talking up Biomimicry.
“And yet Saffo finds biomimicry — a term that describes biologically inspired design — just as interesting. For him, there’s symmetry between the architect who borrows from the working processes of the human body and nomadic workers who follow paths of least resistance to exploit their talents profitably, wherever those paths might take them.” More via Motley Fool…
Saffo said most famously “Our tendency to overestimate the short-term impact of a new technology, while underestimating the long-term impact.” Too often our world view is based on early hype that doesn’t pan out, which means many technologies (think solar or low flush toilets) take longer to go mainstream because of early bad experiences. Saffo’s comments keep us attentive to what lies over the horizon. Well worth reading.