Envision what our world would and could look like if we actually started reading and following the directions contained in “Life’s Operating Manual.”
Co-founder with Janine Benyus of the Biomimicry Guild and Biomimicry Institute, Dayna Baumeister provides an eagle’s-eye view of biomimicry breakthroughs using ecological design and nature-inspired technologies that emulate nature’s profound design sophistication.
In Dayna Baumeister’s Biomimicry 3.8 plenary address at Bioneers, held October 14-16, she spoke about the value of listening to our elders to help save our threatened planet.
She particularly focused on Life’s Principles, a set of deep patterns found among most other species that can inspire us to more sustainable designs. Here’s a favorite quote about nature’s chemistry: “Just because the whole periodic table is there doesn’t mean we have to use it.”
A video of Dayna’s address is available for a limited time on the Bioneers site.
About the Presenter: Dayna Baumeister has worked in the field of biomimicry with Janine Benyus since 1998 as a business catalyst, educator, researcher, and design consultant. Together they founded the Biomimicry Guild, The Biomimicry Institute, and Biomimicry3.8, collectively fertilizing the movement of biomimicry as an innovative practice and philosophy to meet the world’s sustainability challenges. Dayna also designed and teaches the world’s first Biomimicry Professional Certification Program and compiled over a decade of experience into the Biomimicry Resource Handbook: A Seed Bank of Knowledge and Best Practices (2011).
