News from the Biomimicry Institute – October 2015 edition

Jay OwenSustainability News, Nature/Biomimicry

Couldn’t make it to Texas for all the biomimicry events earlier this month? Want to relive the magic? Here are some highlights from the Biomimicry Education Summit, the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge awards, and the SXSW Eco biomimicry track, held in Austin, TX, from October 4-7.

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  • Watch Janine Benyus’ featured talk at SXSW Eco, where she laid out a vision for what the world would look like if we succeed at scaling biomimicry.
  • The biomimicry track was a popular draw at SXSW Eco this year, so if you missed anything, you can find all of the track sessions posted here on Soundcloud.
  • Eight finalist teams from the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge came to Austin to present their ideas at SXSW Eco, pitch their innovations to a panel of judges, and participate in an awards event. Read about the winners and meet the teams in the first-ever biomimicry food systems accelerator.
  • For a fun summary of all the events through a social media lens, check out our Storify post.