How To Innovate Using Nature’s Strategies
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Your Instructor
Denise is Director of the fully online MA in Sustainable Design program for the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, where she has been teaching Biomimetic Design and Creative Leadership.
Denise is also co-founder of BCI: Biomimicry for Creative Innovation, a vibrant network of unique innovators, professional change agents, and design professionals with a shared passion for radically transforming businesses and organizations to be in harmony with nature. Denise focuses her efforts on catalyzing natural human capacity for creativity, effective collaboration, and break-through innovation.
Denise was previously Project Lead for SwedishBiomimetics 3000 and Outreach Director for The Biomimicry Institute.
Denise has presented/facilitated dozens of lectures and workshops in biomimicry, business inspired by nature, and leadership. Denise is also author of the book Re-Aligning with Nature.
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Course Curriculum
Biomimicry Basics
Course Overview
Course Overview (3:29)
WHAT: What is biomimicry all about?
What is biomimicry? (3:54)
Biomimicry vs. bio-inspired design? (3:16)
What are nature’s strategies? (1:31)
What does biomimicry look lke? (19:38)
Quiz: What is biomimicry?
Answer: What is biomimicry?
WHY: Why is biomimicry important?
Sustainability (2:20)
Innovation (7:46)
Biophilia (2:15)
Quiz: Why is biomimicry important?
Answer: Why is biomimicry important?
HOW: How is biomimicry applied to design challenges?
The Biomimicry Design Spiral (5:15)
Why a spiral? (4:35)
HOW-TO: The Biomimicry Design Spiral — The Identify Step
Identify: Instructions (2:43)
Identify: Design example (4:40)
Identify: Tips (6:07)
Identify: The power of this step (2:33)
Quiz: What is the goal of the Identify step?
Answer: What is the goal of the Identify step?
HOW-TO: The Biomimcry Design Spiral — The Translate Step
Translate: Instructions (1:33)
Translate: Design example (3:34)
Translate: Tips (5:04)
Translate: The power of this step (1:50)
Quiz: What is the importance of the Translate step?
Answer: What is the importance of the Translate step?
HOW-TO: The Biomimicry Design Spiral — The Discover Step
Discover: Instructions (1:56)
Discover: Sources (6:14)
Discover: Design example (5:54)
Discover: Tips (3:57)
Discover: The power of this step (2:22)
Quiz: Where can I discover nature’s strategies?
Answer: Where can I discover nature’s strategies?
HOW-TO: The Biomimicry Design Spiral — The Abstract Step
Abstract: Instructions (1:47)
Abstract: Design example (6:02)
Abstract: Tips (5:25)
Abstract: The power this step (1:52)
Quiz: The Abstract Step
Answer: The Abstract Step
HOW-TO: The Biomimicry Design Spiral — The Emulate Step
Emulate: Instructions (1:25)
Emulate: Design example (7:32)
Emulate: Tips (3:55)
Emulate: The power of this step (1:35)
Quiz: The Emulate Step
Answer: The Emulate Step
HOW-TO: Life’s Principles — Nature’s rules for sustainability
What are Life’s Principles? (4:34)
Earth’s Operating Conditions (4:44)
Life Adapts and Evolves (6:11)
Life Creates Conditions Conducive to Life (5:56)
Example: The Bullitt Center (5:08)
Quiz: What are Life’s Principles?
Answer: What are Life’s Principles?
HOW-TO: The Biomimicry Design Spiral — The Evaluate Step
Evaluate: Instructions (2:21)
Evaluate: Design example (5:39)
Evaluate: Tips (4:28)
Evaluate: The power of this step (2:05)
Quiz: The Evaluate Step
Answer: The Evaluate Step
EXAMPLE: Applying Biomimicry to a non-technical design challenge
Introduction and Identify (4:23)
Translate (4:58)
Discover (7:31)
Abstract and Emulate (4:58)
Evaluate (4:36)
EXAMPLE: Applying Biomimicry to a technical design challenge
Introduction and Identify (1:18)
Translate (3:21)
Discover (3:42)
Abstract (2:36)
Emulate (1:40)
Evaluate (5:01)
WHERE: Where does biomimicry fit in the innovation pathway?
The biomimetic innovation pathway (5:24)
Biomimicry in the “real world” (7:05)
Course Completion
Course Feedback
Certificate of Completion
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