I'm just pulling together a presentation for a key EU meet in Brussels on Quest, an Arts Council project that aims to nurture the development of an innovation skills mindset in UK and Polish manufacturers - by pairing Designer-makers and manufacturers to work together on defined projects - Quests.
A key feature of Quest is sustainability and we'll be running workshops on sustainable innovation as well as developing sustainable innovation tool-kits. As part of this we're aiming to introduce biomimicry into the workshops as a source of inspiration and ideas on solving challenges faced by the manufacturers and designer-makers
So I was delighted to see this email (below) from the Biomimicry Institute land in my inbox.UNEP names Janine Benyus as 2009 Champion of the Earth for Science and Innovation Brilliant news and very deserved. Great for the Biomimicry Institute too and the growth of awareness of Biomimicry.
For those who've yet to see Janine's TED talk, '12 Sustainable Design Ideas from Nature' do have a watch. Robert Full's talks are also as fascinating.
The Ask Nature website, recently launched is a brilliant way to explore how nature's design's might contain answers to common design problems encountered by industry.
Janine Benyus is in Paris attending this year's B4E - Business for the Environment, the UN Global Summi - a potent mix of leading environmental thinkers, innovators, global business leaders and key public figures. It will be interesting to see what new thinking the current economic climate will stimulate in sustainable innovation. Aron Cramer from Business for Social Responsibility is attending and blogging some useful stuff.
Dear Supporter,
Breaking news!
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced the 2009 laureates of the UNEP Champions of the Earth Awards in a special ceremony in Paris today. We are so proud that Janine Benyus, Chair of the Board of The Biomimicry Institute, was named the 2009 Champion of the Earth for Science and Innovation.
Past Champions of the Earth winners include Al Gore, former vice president of the United States, H.E. Mikhail Gorbachev of the Russian Federation and H.E. President Thabo Mbeki and the people of South Africa.
Thank you for your support of The Biomimicry Institute.
Happy Earth Day!
Bryony Schwan
Executive Director
The Biomimicry Institute
bryony@biomimicryinstitute.org
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Posted by: オテモヤン | January 26, 2010 at 04:52 PM