You can begin your journey by following one of the pathways below to connect with nature and bring biomimicry into your life.
Explore nature’s strategies and learn how to apply them to problems.
Spread nature’s wisdom through professional learning opportunities.
Change culture and business by bringing solutions to market.
LEARN FROM NATURE
We offer many resources and tools to learn from nature and discover biological inspiration.
Choose a path that speaks to you, and open your creative mind to the endless possibilities nature has to offer.
AskNature
Explore nature’s solutions and the ideas they’ve inspired with this powerful, free online tool.
Biomimicry Toolbox
The toolbox provides an orientation to biomimicry and introduces tools and core concepts.
Solutions Gallery
Browse solutions from our programs and challenges, all inspired by nature’s mastery.
FOR EDUCATORS
Learning about biomimicry is a great place to start, but teaching is the best way to spread your knowledge.
Choose a pathway for teaching biomimicry below, and be inspired by what ideas you and those you educate will create!
Youth Design Challenge
Teach STEM in a new way with a biomimicry challenge tailored for 6–12th-grade learners.
K-5 Biomimicry Education
Receive professional learning for bringing biomimicry into your K-5 curriculum.
Resources for Educators
Materials for educators to share biomimicry with the next generation of change-makers.
BIOMIMICRY DESIGN
Welcome innovators and changemakers!
Whether you’re looking for startup support or inspiration, choose a route and see where your journey takes you.
Launchpad
For scientists and researchers seeking guidance in solving systemic environmental problems.
Ray of Hope Prize
Systems Change
Adopt a new standard for industrial symbiosis: designing for decomposition across industry.
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Imagine a world where everything we make is inspired by the natural world. By supporting the Biomimicry Institute you:
- Help bring biomimicry education to more students and educators
- Accelerate the growth of more nature-inspired startups and entrepreneurs
- Increase the number of biological strategies and resources on AskNature.org and across our entire organization.