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Scientists find: “Cities act just like creatures…”
April 26, 2010 – 5:33 pm
via The Living City, by Jonah Lehrer (full article at SEED Magazine) A group of scientists and economists got together for an unexpected experiment: to study how cities might work like organisms. Indeed, through all their math and measurements, they found cities act just like creatures. Cities apparently act decidedly like elephants, because “they get [...]
Designing industry like an ecosystem
October 15, 2009 – 7:18 pm
With a demand for sustainability permeating nearly every industry, from architecture, to product design, to biotech, the field of biomimicry is becoming more popular than ever. Biomimicry is perhaps the ultimate strategy for sustainability… It reminds us that while humans may have what we consider ‘superior’ abilities, other organisms of nature have been around longer, [...]
Biomimicry
October 1, 2009 – 11:58 pm
Today was Day 1 of the 2009 Biomimicry Symposium at the San Diego Zoo. The nice thing about a biomimicry conference at the zoo is that among all of the lectures about the innovations that nature can inspire, nature is all around. And in the form of the hairy armadillo at that. The evening’s featured [...]
Reclaimed spaces
September 4, 2009 – 7:45 pm
The spaces we locate ourselves in tell our story. Every aspect of our work and living space is an opportunity to communicate a commitment to innovation, creativity, sustainability, and resourcefulness. These structures are an intriguing opportunity to reform the traditional studio space. IC Green takes the well traveled concept of the reclaimed shipping container living [...]
Designing organizations with biology
August 21, 2009 – 12:08 pm
The Next Evolution in Economics: Rethinking Growth Here’s another fascinating example of biomimicry, an innovative new approach that considers how we can base our systems off nature. What can human cells teach us about business? Below are some juicy bits: We’ve begun to see a shift from the old, linear transaction-based approach to business toward [...]
Biomimicry Conference 10/1-10/2/09
August 17, 2009 – 2:32 pm
Above: Achieving color through shape: As in a peacock’s feather, nature can manifest color without a need for toxic dyes or pigment. On October 1-2 the San Diego Zoo is hosting the 2009 Biomimicry Conference. Tickets are expected to sell out quickly, so check out the details and register now! The 2-day conference at the [...]