Moving innovations more effectively from concept to marketplace
Biomimicry 3.8 and Blue Marble are proud to announce a new partnership that will for the first time deliver a complete innovation solutions service
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Can innovation inspired by nature help save our oceans from plastic?
Nature has solved every packaging challenge we can imagine.
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Alumni achievements: Changing the way the world makes color
This Certified Biomimicry Specialist's work could bring huge sustainability wins for the world by changing the way we make color.
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Catch up on the latest: Biomimicry 3.8 in the news
We've added quite a few new news features on our In the Media page lately.
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Study: Biomimicry gives advantage to front-end innovation
According to a recent Science Magazine article, biomimicry "can potentially expand intellectual property, increase energy savings and accelerate product innovation."
Read MoreBiomimicry and a Living Future: Crafting the future of materials
The International Living Future Institute’s annual Living Product Expo, set for September 13-15 in Pittsburgh, is focused on crafting materials of the future. What does a material of the future look like? It’s a material that functions as “elegantly and efficiently as anything found in the natural world.” It’s an important and exciting concept; one that relies on biomimicry as a tool to achieve. The Expo provides a place to share find inspiration for this kind of innovation, and turn that inspiration into action. The Expo provides an opportunity for participants to share and discover disruptive new ideas and technologies that are reshaping the materials landscape, accelerating the pace of innovation and making Living Products possible today. The Expo will also feature a host of keynote speakers, a set of educational tracks and a trade show exhibit hall. You can 10% off the cost of a conference pass with the code BIOMIMICRY10. Register for the 2016 Living Product Expo here Also...Read More >
Read MoreTop 3 must-sees: Biomimicry in the built environment
When it comes to incorporating biomimicry into the built environment–all the spaces that we create to live, eat, sleep, play, and work in–the design potential is hugely exciting.
Read MoreBiomimicry and human-centered design: A pathway to high-impact innovation
We’re excited to introduce a new strategic partnership this week, setting us up to fuse biomimicry with human-centered design. Just like it’s name suggests, human-centered design puts humans at the center of the design process. Our new partner, Azul 7, is the expert consulting firm when it comes to doing that. Pairing our biological intelligence services with the power of Azul 7’s expertise will give clients a beautiful design experience–one that creates products, processes, systems, and services that benefit humans AND the Earth. Read on for the full partnership rundown: Azul 7, a human-centered design consultancy based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Biomimicry 3.8, the world’s leading bio-inspired consultancy headquartered in Missoula, Montana, are inviting companies to re-imagine how they solve problems through a new fusion of biological intelligence and human-centered design. The companies recently announced a strategic partnership that will enable clients to engage a high-impact innovation platform that inspires design solutions that work for humans—and for the planet. “Combining...Read More >
Read MoreNucleated cells: Setting the stage for an evolutionary explosion
Scientists estimate that there could be up to a trillion species on Earth today! Though most are microbes, it’s an astounding amount of Life. But consider this: together, we represent less than 1 percent of all the species that have ever lived since Life first appeared on Earth 3.8 billion years ago. So where did all this diversity come from? It starts with the fact that nature loves to design and innovate. Nature has been conducting R&D for 3.8 billion years, and amongst a wide collection of successful and repeated strategies, nucleated cells is a big winner. We’re celebrating the “birthday” of nucleated cells this week as a part of our year-long Happy Birthday Life celebration. In March, we told you about the day photosynthesis appeared. And, we told you about how Life first appeared on Earth in the form of a single-celled organism on February 25. That’s according to Earth’s calendar year calculations, which compress the age of Earth (4.5...Read More >
Read MoreNetherlands workshop: Social innovation inspiration via social media
Our latest Biomimicry Thinking for Social Innovation immersion workshop wrapped up last week in The Netherlands, where participants gathered with Dr. Dayna Baumeister, Biomimicry 3.8 Co-founder, and Toby Herzlich, founder of Biomimicry for Social Innovation, in De Spreeuwelse Heide, near Eindhoven in Westelbeers, for five days of exploration of the fusion of biomimicry and social innovation. The workshop took the crew through sand dunes, moors, and woodlands in the Netherlands as they learned to apply design lessons from nature to help grow resilient organizations and foster a regenerative society abundant with innovative leaders. It made for a “mind-blowing” workshop, participant Leen Gorissen said on Twitter. We got to live vicariously through the crew thanks to social media, which provided a snapshot of the experience (and the views). Here’s a sampling of the shares: Finally, a Facebook post from Karen de Moss, who showed off her completion certificate, noting that “We made it!” Learn more about our immersion workshop, biomimicry, and Biomimicry 3.8, connect with us...Read More >
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