🍃3 Common Mistakes That People Make When Applying Biomimicry🍃
In 2020, the world shifted. Now we have an opportunity to design the trajectory of where we go from here.
If you follow us on LinkedIn or Instagram, you’ve probably seen us gearing up to launch our first-ever online course, Inspired by Nature. Well, now it’s here. We are so excited to launch this course in the hopes of inspiring the next generation of nature-inspired innovators, problem solvers, creators, engineers, designers, dreamers, and anyone who looks at nature with an abundance of curiosity and admiration.
In April, we created a video hoping to provide an alternative perspective on the challenges of COVID-19 by looking at the adaptive cycle as a model for how to handle disruptive change. With the launch of our first course and the Biomimicry Commons, we are creating a community for advanced thinkers who are open to change, looking to drive innovation and foster resilient communities that care for the good of the collective.
Inspired by Nature is open to all learners and will teach you how to harness the genius of nature to inspire novel ideas that could transform the way you think, behave, and create. As you begin your journey into biomimicry, we encourage you to avoid the following common pitfalls:
1. Beginning the process with the wrong frame of mind. We do things so differently than nature. To effectively apply biomimicry, we must suspend current beliefs. This begins with first knowing and understanding what our beliefs are and where they come from. This is a difficult journey, but by beginning to unpack your inherent assumptions and beliefs, you open yourself up to a world of possibility.
2. Limiting biomimicry to emulating the forms found in nature. Copying natural forms without looking at the processes and systematic relationships that exist within nature is only scratching the surface of biomimicry. Biomimicry is about creating conditions that are conducive to more life. A forest left free of human intervention progressively moves towards increased complexity and diversity. Biomimicry can't be truly successful if you're not emulating the science behind the organism’s strategy. You don’t need to be a biologist to take this course; we’ll provide you with the tools to look at biology with a wide variety of lenses to shift your mindset.
3. There is no need to start from scratch. The best way to "do" biomimicry is to take almost anything and leverage existing technologies to tell that story. In our course, we not only show you the “how”, but we also give you a catalog of technologies to help you get started.
Change is inevitable. Plant seeds for the next succession by joining us for our first cohort of Inspired by Nature. Only 20 spots are available. We can’t wait to meet you.
