Category: 2018 Global Design Challenge

Want to learn more about the biomimicry design process and how to apply it to your Biomimicry Global Design Challenge entry? Tune into our upcoming webinars to find out about how to apply elements in the biomimicry design spiral to your design, how to use nature's unifying patterns, and what makes a stand-out entry in the Challenge. Register today!

Emulate and Evaluate: Putting Biomimicry into Practice

This webinar will cover the last two steps in the Biomimicry Design Spiral, Emulate and Evaluate, in detail. Participants will learn some key pieces to consider...

Take your exploration of the biomimicry design spiral a step further with this new webinar, designed to support you as you create your 2018 Biomimicry Global Design Challenge submission.

During the last webinar, we showed you how to scope your design challenge in a way that ensures your search for biological models is successful. In this next webinar, we'll focus on the discovery and abstract steps of the biomimicry design spiral. Participants will learn how and where to look for biological inspiration and practice identifying biological and design strategies...

The 2017-18 round of the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge is in full swing, with teams from all over the globe working hard to prepare their submissions.

There are a few changes for this year’s Challenge that we wanted to highlight.

The biggest change is that the Challenge is now limited to university students and professionals. We created a separate Youth Design Challenge for middle and high school students (grades 6-12) so that younger students could compete with their peers. Currently, we are piloting the Youth Design Challenge with a small group of...

Want to learn about biomimicry and how to apply it to climate change solution? Curious about how to narrow down your ideas to hone in on the most viable option? Tune into our newest webinar to learn more!

This webinar will provide a quick introduction to a biomimicry design process and go into detail on key first steps that can make or break your team's design. Together, the steps are called scoping,  a crucial process that frames the problem or opportunity that you want to address. In biomimicry, taking the time to scope your design before searching for...