Why read Biomimicry?

Book cover of Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired By Nature

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Repackaged with a new afterword, this "valuable and entertaining" (New York Times Book Review) book explores how scientists are adapting nature's best ideas to solve tough 21st century problems.

Biomimicry is rapidly transforming life on earth. Biomimics study nature's most successful ideas over the past 3.5 million years, and adapt…

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2 authors picked Biomimicry as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Ines Garcia

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I discovered this book at a moment when I was questioning whether traditional business frameworks could truly address the recurring challenges we face. Benyus completely shifted many perspectives: instead of asking "what can we extract from nature?" she tells us to ask "what can we learn from how nature solves problems?"

What struck me most was her insight that nature has been conducting research and development for 3.8 billion years, testing strategies across countless contexts. I found myself constantly pausing to marvel at examples like prairie grasses that build soil whilst thriving, or ecosystems that generate zero waste.

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From Ines' list on learning from nature to design regenerative organizations and businesses.

Leslie Paul Thiele

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This book presents inspirational cases of human innovations inspired by nature’s creative design. I never cease to be amazed at the creativity demonstrated by the natural world.

Benyus shows us how creativity can be harnessed to innovate the things we make and do. When we make nature our guide, we not only discover new ways to improve our lives, but our innovations also make the world more sustainable.

From Leslie's list on sustainability and creativity.