The Biomimicry Blog

If Imitation is the sincerest flattery, humans have been applauding the natural world for a good while now, perhaps since its inception. Emulating nature for designs that work is not new, and biomimicry (or biomimetics) is a (re)emerging discipline of ancient practice found within the majority of...

Whether you start with biological inspiration that leads to a design, or whether you start with a challenge and then look to nature for design solutions, there are 4 key phases/steps in the practice of biomimicry. Biomimicry is fundamentally a translation between nature and design, and in...

We love tools like ChatGPT, but perhaps not for the reasons you think. 

Today we dive deeper into the world of Bio-inspired AI. Generative Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI) and biomimicry, and how in combination with the right humans might bring about a new Cambrian explosion of...

When you are learning a new language, skill or practice, there are generally two key challenges that arise - either you are time constrained or intellectually challenged. The sweet spot (in learning and in life) is to find a challenge worth pursuing. Your challenge should be 

1.) hard...

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Every year, the Biomimicry Institute assembles the top nature-inspired startups in the world to accelerate their growth. From facilitating events to disconnect from the internet and reconnect with the wild world (we all need a bit more of that), to providing sustainable and...

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Below is a list of our top 50 innovations inspired by nature. Each nature-based solution has been implemented as a business or a biomimicry invention / is a biomimetics example. The criteria involved an extensive mapping of each biomimicry example, how it meets the Biomimicry Life's...

Who would win in a battle between a unicorn and a zebra? The zebra, for it has so many black belts! With that (stellar) joke out of the way, this article aims to provide you with an instruction manual for growing a Zebra business and share how we’re thinking about it at Learn Biomimicry.

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When you think of sustainability, what comes to mind? Perhaps it’s electric cars, the solarpunk movement, or regenerative agriculture. Personally, I imagine a forest. For what is more sustainable than a thriving ecosystem that gives more than it receives, produces no waste, cleans our air...

For 20 years I’ve driven environmental and social impact at iconic organizations including National Geographic Society, The Nature Conservancy and United Way. A few years ago I began to question the efficacy of conventional conservation. One day when talking with a colleague we wondered...

In early March 2022 when Russia voted against a UN Security Council (UNSC) draft resolution condemning its invasion of Ukraine, thereby using its veto power as a permanent member to block the resolution, it got people talking about the effectiveness of the Security Council’s...