2. Welcome to our course on
Let’s Ask Nature: How Biology Informs Modern Design and Problem Solving
Moderator: Peter Woodruff
SS3L Winter 2015

3. Biomimicry
is an old practice and a new discipline that emulates nature’s time-tested strategies for surviving and thriving sustainably on Earth.
International Society of Sustainability Professionals 

4. Biomimicry
is a growing discipline that studies nature’s systems and then imitates these designs and processes to sustainably solve current challenges.
Studying a leaf to invent a better solar cell is an example of biomimicry. Studying the intertwined complexities of a watershed to understand systems thinking is another.
While biomimicry may be an emerging discipline in western culture, it is preceded by the practice of biomimicry embedded in many indigenous cultures. 

5. Biomimicry
is a growing discipline that studies nature’s systems and then imitates these designs and processes to sustainably solve current challenges.
Studying a leaf to invent a better solar cell is an example of biomimicry. Studying the intertwined complexities of a watershed to understand systems thinking is another.
While biomimicry may be an emerging discipline in western culture, it is preceded by the practice of biomimicry embedded in many indigenous cultures. 

6. Biomimicry
is a growing discipline that studies nature’s systems and then imitates these designs and processes to sustainably solve current challenges.
Studying a leaf to invent a better solar cell is an example of biomimicry. Studying the intertwined complexities of a watershed to understand systems thinking is another.
While biomimicry may be an emerging discipline in western culture, it is preceded by the practice of biomimicry embedded in many indigenous cultures. 

7. Biomimicry
is a growing discipline that studies nature’s systems and then imitates these designs and processes to sustainably solve current challenges.
Studying a leaf to invent a better solar cell is an example of biomimicry. Studying the intertwined complexities of a watershed to understand systems thinking is another.
While biomimicry may be an emerging discipline in western culture, it is preceded by the practice of biomimicry embedded in many indigenous cultures. 
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8. What Could Nature Teach Us?
Agriculture
Architecture
Climate Change
Energy
Energy Efficiency
Human Safety
Industrial Design
Medicine
Natural Cleaning
Transportation
Biomimicry

9. So, are all of these terms equivalent?
See handout

10. http://www. sustainabilityleadersnetwork

11. Papers in biomimetics

12. http://www. sustainablebrands

14. Why Look to Biology for Design Ideas?

15. Janine Benyus: 12 sustainable design ideas from nature