Biomimicry Institute
Youth Education
Learning to Think in Wild New Ways with the Biomimicry Youth Design Challenge
By Gretchen Hooker, Program Manager, Biomimicry Institute When two students in Kirstin Bullington’s clean energy engineering class decided to take on the challenge of designing a more efficient solar panel, they looked to a seemingly unlikely source for...Challenge yourself to design generously.
Can human designs give more to the planet than they take? We need a new generation of innovators, who know how to create man-made materials, products, and systems that are regenerative, circular, and generous to all species.
Can hornets, kelp, and ants help us solve climate change? These kids think so.
This year, middle and high school students from across the U.S. took part in the first-ever Youth Design Challenge, learning how to use biomimicry to create solutions to climate change.
Four Engaging Ways to Bring Biomimicry into Your Classroom
Finding clever, hands-on lessons and activities in today’s STEM classrooms can be challenging for any topic, particularly sustainability. That’s why biomimicry can make all the difference in the world.
Meet a Biomimic: Dorna Schroeter
In the time since Janine Benyus’ book, Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature was published in 1997, biomimicry has emerged as a thriving discipline, inspiring thousands to build their careers and lives around nature-inspired design. In a new blog series called...Support nature-inspired problem-solvers
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