What do science educators from Sweden, a college professor from
Spain, a biology doctoral student from Portugal, business school
instructors from Switzerland and the U.K., an entrepreneur from
Bulgaria, architects from Turkey, and the founder of a
biomimicry organization in Japan all have in common? They
recently completed a one-week workshop with Biomimicry 3.8
Institute educators at Findhorn Foundation College in Forres,
Scotland, and are eager to use their skills, knowledge, and
enthusiasm to promote biomimicry education at their institutions
and beyond. Using an experiential learning process, participants
braved frequent Scottish showers to learn some basic tools and
techniques of biomimetic design, such as learning to observe
nature closely, identifying functional needs, translating
biological principles into design terms, and using Life’s
Principles to evaluate technologies and systems. The educators
also shared an enormous amount of information and techniques
with each other, building on the group’s co