Biomimicry Workshop: Biologists at the Design Table

Join Janine Benyus, author of Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature, and Dayna Baumeister, PhD biologist and Education Director of the Biomimicry Guild, for an eye-opening, five-day intensive course to train biologists interested in applying biomimicry to design

What you'll learn:
      *       What is Biomimicry?
     *       Examples of biomimetic success stories
*       How biological knowledge inspires the design of new products, processes, systems
        *       How to facilitate bio-inspired design
What you'll do:
    *       Solve design challenges by asking "what would nature do here?"
*       Brainstorm with other biologists
        *       Become acquainted with life's inherently sustainable design principles
*       Learn how to translate biological knowledge for non-technical audiences interested in biomimicry
        *       Practice with engineers, designers, and managers

What you'll take home:
*       A sense of possibility, because sustainable models already exist...right outside!
       *       A proven method for bringing nature's ideas to the design table
*       Tools and expert contacts for further explorations
      *       A whole new way of viewing and valuing the genius that surrounds us
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Workshop Logistics:

Participants: Biologists and naturalists with a passion for the natural world, an understanding of sustainability and an interest in applying nature's elegant design strategies to human challenges.

Workshop Location: The breathtaking Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch in Dupuyer, Montana

Workshop Costs: $600 for students; $700 for non-profit employees and university faculty and staff; $800 for government employees and for-profit entities. Registration includes tuition, materials, room and board for the five day course and transportation to and from the Great Falls airport. Some partial scholarships available.

Paying for the Course: You may pay for the course after you have been accepted. We accept personal check, money order, and credit card ($25 surcharge). Please make checks and money orders payable to the Biomimicry Guild.

This course follows our first course in Palo Alto, CA in January 2004 and our second course in Raleigh, NC in May 2005. Several biologists found applicable biomimetic work following the course.