BIOMIMICRY WORKSHOP: Biologists at the Design Table May 23, 2007

Would you like to use your biology degree to help designers and engineers create a sustainable world?

Join Janine Benyus, author of Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature, and Dayna Baumeister, PhD biologist, for an eye-opening, five and a half day intensive course to train biologists interested in applying biomimicry to design. Download an overview of the BaDT training (267KB)
Course Content:

What you'll learn:
# What Biomimicry is
# 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
# 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
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 Dates:

May 23-29, 2007. The course begins with dinner on the 23rd and ends after breakfast on the 29th.

Workshop Location:

The breathtaking Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch in Dupuyer, Montana

Workshop Costs:

$700 for students; $900 for non-profit employees and university faculty and staff; $1100 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. Download the registration form (114KB).

Application:

This course is a rigorous course requiring a broad understanding of biology, an interdisciplinary mindset, and an ability to research and translate biological concepts for a non-technical audience. Our application process is designed to ensure that the training and your background and skill set are a good fit. Download the PDF application (118KB).

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 Institute.

This course follows our first course in Palo Alto, CA in January 2004, our second course in Raleigh, NC in May 2005, and our third course at this ranch in July 2006. Several biologists found applicable biomimetic work following the course.

For more information, please contact:

Ms. Bryony Schwan M.S.
Executive Director
The Biomimicry Institute
P.O. Box 9216
Missoula, MT 59807
Tel. 406-728-4134

badt(a)biomimicryinstitute.org

Official Website: http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org/edu-badt.htm