Background, Motivation and Goals The potential for tapping nature’s storehouse of so lutions, sol... more Background, Motivation and Goals The potential for tapping nature’s storehouse of so lutions, solution pathways and systems’ principles has captured the world’s imagin tion, especially after the publication of Benyus’ Biomimicry, Innovation Inspired by Nature (1997). A growing number of proponents have been using biomimicry, biomimetics and biologically inspired design (BD for short, pronounced “B-cubed-D”) in diverse con texts and employing a wide range of approaches. The language and cultural iss ues that challenge effective communication in the practice of B D among experts in the biological and technological domains are well known. There are also communicati on issues within the B D community itself, exemplified by the proliferation f terms used to describe what we do: biomimicry, biomimetics, bioinspiration, biologically inspired design, biologically inspired engineering, bionics, biognosis, bioreplication, biomorphosis, and so on. BD is intended to represent the common element...
This white paper explores the rationale for building a consensus within the broader field of biom... more This white paper explores the rationale for building a consensus within the broader field of biomimicry, biomimetics and biologically inspired design to encourage dialogue, increase collaboration and help build a community of practice. The goal is to improve scalability, repeatability and predictability of bio-inspired practice by describing a set of common characteristics and proposing a set of actions.
Background, Motivation and Goals The potential for tapping nature’s storehouse of so lutions, sol... more Background, Motivation and Goals The potential for tapping nature’s storehouse of so lutions, solution pathways and systems’ principles has captured the world’s imagin tion, especially after the publication of Benyus’ Biomimicry, Innovation Inspired by Nature (1997). A growing number of proponents have been using biomimicry, biomimetics and biologically inspired design (BD for short, pronounced “B-cubed-D”) in diverse con texts and employing a wide range of approaches. The language and cultural iss ues that challenge effective communication in the practice of B D among experts in the biological and technological domains are well known. There are also communicati on issues within the B D community itself, exemplified by the proliferation f terms used to describe what we do: biomimicry, biomimetics, bioinspiration, biologically inspired design, biologically inspired engineering, bionics, biognosis, bioreplication, biomorphosis, and so on. BD is intended to represent the common element...
This white paper explores the rationale for building a consensus within the broader field of biom... more This white paper explores the rationale for building a consensus within the broader field of biomimicry, biomimetics and biologically inspired design to encourage dialogue, increase collaboration and help build a community of practice. The goal is to improve scalability, repeatability and predictability of bio-inspired practice by describing a set of common characteristics and proposing a set of actions.
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