To help formal and non-formal educators learn from each other and pass on creative and effective ways to teach biomimicry, the Sharing Stories Project was born. The project’s interviewers reached out to educators across the globe who are using biomimicry to engage young people in solution-based thinking and inspire them…

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The emergence of 17-year cicadas in the summer of 2021 revived interest in a paper Janet Barber co-authored about the role of Benjamin Banneker — a free African-American in 18th-century Maryland — as one of the first naturalists to record scientific information and observations of the insects.

Now, like Banneker…

U.S. Small Business Administration funding will help the Biomimicry Institute continue supporting women innovators in creating nature-inspired design.

The Biomimicry Institute is proud to announce that its Launchpad program was selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration to receive a $50,000 award in the Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC). The…

The Biomimicry Institute has selected 12 finalist teams creating solutions to address the Sustainable Development Goals, all inspired by nature.

The Biomimicry Institute is proud to announce this year’s Biomimicry Global Design Challenge finalists, an international group of 12 teams that have created ideas inspired by nature’s intelligence aligned with…

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The new, 4,000-page Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report paints a stark picture about humanity’s impact on the environment. …

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Calling all middle and high school educators! The Youth Design Challenge opened registration today for the 2021–22 program cycle, and you can gain access to engaging instructional models aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) here.

If you’re new to us, the Youth…

by Rebecca MacKinnon | Originally published by the Biomimicry Institute

Dear biomimics, enthusiasts, changemakers,

As you are reading this — maybe with a cup of coffee in hand, or with a breeze coming through the window — you are a part of an intricate and exquisite system of systems. …

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Even without elevators, Shark Tanks, or Dragon’s Dens, the power of consolidating an organization’s mission into a 1-minute speech is undeniable.

Over the course of the 10-week Ray of Hope Prize program, our mentors and advisors help the top nature-inspired startups in the world describe their technology and the problem it addresses. Honing this message is an essential step to gaining traction in a crowded and noisy marketplace.

Here’s a taste of the minute pitches from our 2020 and 2021 cohorts.

For more on the Ray of Hope Prize and our finalists, visit biomimicry.org/rayofhopeprize.