These resources provide a good foundation for the “what, why, and how” of biomimicry. But, before you go down a rabbit hole of links, we want to remind you to go outside, too! Biomimicry offers a whole new way of seeing the world around you.
It is also helpful to connect with colleagues and others who are teaching and practicing biomimicry. Here are a few great place to start:
If you are a teacher, join the Biomimicry Education Network right here on AskNature.
Connect with biomimics in your neighborhood through the Global Biomimicry Newtork. Find a network or get information about starting your own on the Biomimicry Institute website.
LinkedIn Groups can also be a way to meet colleagues and follow discussions about biomimicry. Here are a few of the most active ones.
Biomimetics Forum
Biomimicry & Innovation
Biomimicry Practitioners Network
A Biomimicry PrimerJanine Benyus
In this approachable eight-page excerpt from the Biomimicry Resource Handbook, Janine Benyus defines biomimicry and the discipline's place in design and culture.
What is Biomimicry?Fast Company & Earth Sky
In this short 2 minute video, Janine Benyus provides a succinct description of what biomimicry is.
BIOMIMICRY with Janine BenyusTree Media
A 20-minute film featuring Janine Benyus introducing biomimicry and explaining how mimicking nature can solve some of our most pressing problems.
Janine Benyus: Biomimicry in actionTED Talks
In this TED Talk from 2009, Janine Benyus reveals dozens of products that take their cue from nature with spectacular results.
Zygote Quarterly
A quarterly journal for biologically inspired design.
Biomimicry Basics: How to Innovate Using Nature’s StrategiesDenise DeLuca
In this 4-hour online course you will learn a step by step method for turning nature's strategies into innovative design solutions using the biomimicry design spiral.
Biomimicry ToolboxBiomimicry Institute
A self-paced online guide to applying nature’s lessons to design challenges.
Sharing Biomimicry with Young PeopleBiomimicry Institute
An orientation to biomimicry for K-12 teachers and others who work with youth.
Introduction to Biomimicry: Foundational courseBiomimicry 3.8
In this 3 hour online course, you will learn the core philosophy and key elements of biomimicry as practiced by the consultancy Biomimicry 3.8.
Learn BiomimicryBiomimicrySA
Learn the fundamentals of biomimicry and Life's Principles in this series of 3 online courses.
Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by NatureJanine Benyus
First published in 1997, this profound and accessible book by the co-founder of the Biomimicry Institute is widely credited with bringing biomimicry out of the lab and into the public eye.