It’s time for solutions that get us back in sync with nature
Nature’s strategies, honed over millennia, can teach us how to solve today’s biggest problems.
The Asknature podcast
Episode 3
Tristan Gooley
If we asked nature, what would it reveal about the landscapes we walk through every day?
“Every single shape, every color we see is a solution to a certain problem” – Tristan Gooley
As we AskNature to help us read the clues and signs of the more than human world natural
navigator Tristan Gooley reminds us that nothing in nature is random and everything is connected
Tune in to Episode 3 of the AskNature Podcast to unpack the two pillars of wayfinding and learn how a simple five minute walk can unlock your brain’s evolutionary potential.
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The Biomimicry Institute is an inclusive community taking action to solve the challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss, the sense of disconnection from nature, and the impact of the “take-make-waste” approach on nature.
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A nature-positive, inclusive, and regenerative world inspired and guided by nature’s genius.
Nature-inspired solutions are…
regenerative sustainable “Nature Positive” inclusive circular energizing healing
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We partner with problem solvers to transform industries
We welcome all collaborators who have an interest in advancing regenerative, inclusive, and Nature Positive solutions.
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Mycocycle: Construction decomposition inspired by forests
Mycocycle uses fungi to break down toxic petrochemicals and produce sturdy, lightweight mycelium byproducts.
What is biomimicry?
Learning from nature’s genius
There are millions of innovations hidden in plain sight all around us. Biomimicry brings life on earth back to the center of decision making.
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Biomimicry Institute Launches their Inaugural Co-Lab focused on Buildings, Cities & Infrastructure
Biomimicry Institute Launches their Inaugural Co-Lab focused on Buildings, Cities & Infrastructure aimed to catalyze sector-wide shift toward nature-positive solutions.
Presenting the 2026 Biomimicry Youth Design Challenge Winners
Meet the top three designs from the 2026 Youth Design Challenge, hosted by Pocacito.
What Fashion’s Circular Economy Is Still Missing
A collaboration between the Biomimicry Institute and The Microfibre Consortium Imagine a garment designed to give everything it has and then quietly return. At the end of its useful life, its fibres break down safely,…
Your Connection With Nature Makes a Difference
We are asking people to solve the most complex living systems problems in history. Yet, ironically most of us spend the majority of our professional lives inside urbanized environments, interfacing with nature primarily through screens…
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