Biomimicry: A new approach to Sustainable Innovation Alessandro Bianciardi Certified Biomimicry Professional 7/9/15 - Budapest

Sustainable Innovation requires: -Capacity to understand complex problems at local and global scale (System Thinking) -Capacity to work with non-linear processes -Multi-Trans disciplinary approach (collaboration, co-creation) -Capacity to step out existing models and acknowledge mistakes of the past Where can we find models of sustainability?

Nature did almost 4 bilion years of R&D through trials and errors to find the best solutions Life creates Conditions conducive to Life Access to energy Access to Water Build StructuresProcess materialsManage flows Nature had to solve the same problems we have, in a world with limited resources....

Global non-renewable resources Local renewable

Linear processes Close loops of resources

Heat, Beat Treat Ambient conditions

Rare elements Aboundant elements

How to learn from Nature Biomimicry Biomimicry is an emerging discipline, a problem solving approach, which aims at learning from Nature and then emulating natural forms, processes and ecosystems to create more sustainable design (from the Greek: Bios=life; mimesis= to imitate), We did it in the past. We can do it systematically.

Common features of Biomimicry approaches 1.Applicable to all sectors 2.Multi-trans disciplinarity 3.Methods to translate our problem into nature’s problem (How did/would Nature solve this?) 4.Methods to investigate into nature to look for inspiration 5.Methods to translate from biology language into design language Some examples....

Whale Power Nature can teach how to harvest the Wind

BioWave BioStream Nature can teach how to harvest Waves and Tides

EnviroGrid Nature can teach how to save energy

Nature can teach how to optimize flows of resouces AntRoute

Shenzhen train Nature can teach how to reduce drag

Sharklet Nature can teach how to stay clean

Nature can teach how to collect fluids

Nature can teach how to communicate

Nature can teach how to be more resilient

Bend Workshops: Leveraging Biomimicry to Embed Nature's Resilience Principles into Human Systems Resilience is the capacity of a system to survive, adapt, and grow in the face of unforeseen changes, even catastrophic incidents

Biomimicry who, where and what Education/Awareness Product development Consultancy

Biomimicry How 1. Solution driven 2. Problem-driven

Life’s Principles