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Metamorphosis Beyond Metaphors: Notes from Amsterdam with Asha Singhal
I recently spent two weeks in Amsterdam, attending Katapult Future Fest and Fashion for Good’s Innovation Fest. I came back with a full heart and a renewed sense that something real is shifting in the…
Building Resilient Futures by Designing and Deciding in Partnership with Nature
The Living Systems Alliance is delighted to welcome twelve pioneering bioregional partnerships from across five continents into our inaugural Community of Practice. Selected from more than 130 applications, these partnerships represent a rich diversity of ecosystems, cultures,…
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…
The AskNature Podcast Launches May 27, Exploring Our Reconnection with Nature
MISSOULA, MT – May 4, 2026 – The Biomimicry Institute, a not-for-profit organization co-founded by Janine Benyus in 2005 with the mission to catalyze a nature positive, regenerative, and inclusive future, today announced the launch…
Designing a Nature-Inspired Future at LA Climate Week
In 2009, a movement began in NYC that has since sparked over 20 annual Climate Weeks worldwide. This year marked my third time attending LA Climate Week (LACW), and witnessing its evolution has been quite…
Good News: You Can’t Ever Be Disconnected From Nature
Surrounded by large buildings, elaborate infrastructure, and intricate technology, it can be easy to feel disconnected from nature.
Biomimicry Institute Invites Startups to Apply For 2026 Cohort of the Ray of Hope Accelerator
A Leading Global Accelerator for Nature-Inspired Innovation Accepts Applications Until April 24, 2026 MISSOULA, MT — March 3, 2025 — The Biomimicry Institute, a not-for-profit organization co-founded by Janine Benyus in 2005 with the mission…
