If you’re flying United this month you can read this article in print, but if not…check it out on United’s web site. The fast-growing field of biomimicry encourages innovators to look to nature-in all its wonder and weirdness-for solutions to our trickiest problems. Continued in Hemispheres Magazine…
Category Archives: biomimicry
Top 5 Nature Related Biomimicry Articles
RobAid.com is site that covers robots, gadgets, technology and bionics. They offer an interesting  “Top 5” biomimicry-related list for 2010. If nothing else, the world around us had much more time to shape itself to the current layout we can see around us. By learning from nature, and implementing those ideas, we can improve the […]
2011 Biomimicry Conference in San Diego
Mark your calendar and I hope to see you there: Season’s Greetings from San Diego Zoo Global! We are pleased to announce the 2011 Biomimicry Conference in San Diego presented by mirasol®, a display innovation by Qualcomm. This two-day conference on April 14-15, 2011 will bring together business and design leaders to learn how and […]
Tongue Defeats Gravity: Cats
Biomimicry Group Launches Eight-Month Biomimicry Program
Biomimicry Featured in Harmony Documentary – Showing on NBC
Janine was invited to meet with Prince Charles some years ago – and clearly her message resonated. This Friday, Nov 19 NBC will be showing “Harmony”, a documentary inspired by Prince Charles and featuring Janine talking about how biomimicry: Inspired by HRH The Prince of Wales, HARMONY captures on film in a way we’ve never […]
Biomimicry: Economic Driver for San Diego
Last year, San Diego Zoo hosted a full day biomimicry seminar. Momentum continues to build: REPORT INDICATES THAT BIOMIMICRY MAY BE MAJOR ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR SAN DIEGO Conservation-based study by Fermanian Business and Economic Institute to be shared at San Diego Zoo event A conservation-based field may be the next economic trend for San Diego, […]
Father of Green Chemistry and Mother of Biomimicry Collaborating
I was fortunate to make it over to the well attended GreenBiz Innovation Forum this morning to hear the “father” of Green Chemistry and the “mother” of Biomimicry talk about their work: Green chemistry and biomimicry – two concepts that started up in the ’90s – are coming together to make safer and smarter products […]
2011 Biomimicry Professional Certification Program – Deadline 7/15
A quick reminder that the application for the 2011 Biomimicry Professional Certification Program is due July 15th ~ Apply online! The Biomimicry Professional Certification Program not only provides the most comprehensive biomimicry education currently available, it also affords an intellectually stimulating learning environment that allows for unique leadership and networking opportunities. Now in its second […]
Biomimicry Applied to Organizational Structures
A question often asked: “Can you apply biomimicry in the field of organizational development?” IDEO and USGBC recently took part in FastCompany’s What Would You Ask Nature? challenge, with inspiring results: With 80 local chapters nationwide, they struggle with challenges like making group decisions and the ability to keep members motivated and involved. But the […]