Dates for the 2015 Workshop:
- March 18
- April 15
- May 20, Biomimicry Methodology – Next steps: Discovering, Creating and Evaluating
- June 17, Design Principles: Abstracting Design Principles from the strategies found in Nature
- July 15, Life’s Principles: Incorporating the language of Biomimicry and TEK into your written work and thinking
- August 9-13, In-person Sessions near Bozeman, MT
- September 16
March 18: Part 1
Please note: the screen share begins at minute 6:28 in the recording below.
- 2015 Challenge Teams (docx)
- Session 1 Webinar presentation file (pdf)
- Connecting With Nature (docx)
- Biomimicry Primer (pdf)
- March 2015 Homework, due April 10 (docx)
April 15: Part 2
- Class 2 Homework
- Session 2 Webinar presentation file (pptx)
- Getting to Know Function
- Biomimicry Taxonomy
- Ray Anderson video link
May 20: Part 3
- Session 3 Webinar presentation files
- Class 3 Homework due June 15 (pdf)
- Great Sand Dunes example
- Ask Nature
- The Evolution of the Butterfly
- Great Sand Dunes Report
June 17: Part 4
- Session 4 Webinar presentation file
- Class 4 Homework
- Function and Abstract Worksheet
- Cheat Sheet (don’t look at this first)
July 15: Part 5
- Session 5 Webinar presentation file
- Class 5 Homework
- Leverage Points, by Donella Meadows
- Challenge to Biology Methodology
Sept 16: Final Products 2015
- Using Biomimicry to Advance Innovation, Sustainability and a Systems Approach in Government Organizations (docx)
- Final Report (pdf)
- Team Communicate: How Does Nature Teach Its Young (pdf)
- Team Lifeblood Matrix (xls)
- Disturbance Team: How Nature Manages Disturbance (pdf)
EPA Biomimicry Workshop 2012
The goal of the workshop is to learn how to apply the biomimicry methodology to discover strategies used by Nature to solve our environmental challenges. In addition, you will gain experience in working on a team that is composed of multiple disciplines.
Final Projects and Reports