AskNature Learning
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.
Our new short courses offer an interactive opportunity to explore how learning from nature can transform your work, project, or practice. Each course fosters the nature curious mind through connection, collaboration, and conversation.
October:
Nature Positive Buildings & Cities
4 Weeks of Live Virtual Sessions | $350
Mondays, 1:00-2:30pm PT
(10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3)
November:
The Nature of Innovation
4 Weeks of Live Virtual Sessions | $350
Thursdays, 9:00-10:30am PT
(11/13, 11/20, 12/4, 12/11)
October:
Bioneers Learning Course
4 Weeks of Live Virtual Sessions | $349
Thursdays, 10:00-11:30am PT
(10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30)
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AskNature Hive is a global community inspired by nature’s genius—where scientists, designers, engineers, Indigenous knowledge holders, and leaders come together to connect, learn, and co-create regenerative solutions through dialogue, collaboration, and live monthly conversations.
ABout us
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.
our vision
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
Our Work
We partner with problem solvers to transform industries
We welcome all collaborators who have an interest in advancing regenerative, inclusive, and Nature Positive solutions.
INNOVATION SPOTLIGHT
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.
Latest POsts
Updates from the Institute
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.
Reflections from BioInnovation Midwest in Omaha with Director of Innovation, Sarah McInerney
This week I had the joy of moderated a panel at BioInnovation Midwest on “Incubating the Future of U.S. Biomanufacturing: Key Building Blocks for Scaling Innovation from Startup through to Commercial Success.” with Dr. Chern-Hooi Lim, CEO of New Iridium, Brian Jacobson, Program Manager…
Biomimicry Institute Unveils AskNature Chat Feature and Advances 10-Year Vision at Climate Week
NYC 2025MISSOULA, MT — September 2025 The Biomimicry Institute is advancing its bold 10-year strategy to accelerate a Nature Positive, inclusive, and regenerative future by announcing a major new digital initiative at Climate Week NYC…
Post-Traumatic Ecology: Learning Emotional Resilience from the Living World
Biomimicry is often understood as the practice of emulating nature’s forms and systems to solve human challenges. What happens when we extend this principle to include our emotional and relational wellbeing. What if ecosystems could…
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