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INNOVATION INSPIRED BY NATURE

Today’s Digital Nature Hike • What is Biomimicry? • Biomimicry in the Market • Who is Great Lakes Biomimicry? • Biomimicry Ecosystem in NEO • Opportunities • Reflection / Q&A

What is Biomimicry? INNOVATION INSPIRED BY NATURE

What is Biomimicry? Innovation through the emulation of biological forms, processes, patterns and systems.

Innovation Inspired by Nature

Value of Implementation

Value of Implementation “If you’re not incorporating the most brilliant ideas from the natural world into what you sell, you’re leaving money on the table.”

“Wow” Factor

BIOMIMICRY IN THE MARKET

Shinkansen Bullet Train New design: train is more quiet, is 10% faster and uses 15% less electricity.

Formaldehyde-free Plywood

Moen Inspire Showerhead

Lotusan Paint

WhalePower

Bird Collison Prevention

Parker Hannifin Snake Hose Pipes holding corrosive materials: life from 2 weeks to 6 years (and counting)

NuFlors SetaGrip Technology

Inspiration from Dragonfly Wings

GREAT LAKES BIOMIMICRY

Great Lakes Biomimicry We help organizations learn from nature to accelerate innovation.

The Team Co-Directors Collaborators

The Ecosystem University of Akron Government Business Colleges & Philanthropy Universities Informal Science Institutions

Professional Education Value of Biomimicry • 2- to 4-hour workshop • Example: for Tremco @ the Zoo Fundamentals of Biomimicry • 3-day workshop Design Lab • 8-week custom workshop

Innovation Services Great Lakes Biomimicry Innovation Playbook™ • Problem Definition 1 • Function Specification 2 • Biological Model Identification 3 • Extraction of Design Principles 4 • Concept Generation & Refinement 5

Biomimicry Fellowship Program

Biomimicry Fellow Sponsors

Heart-inspired Soap Dispenser 4 D-Cell Batteries 40 Refill Pumps [kg CO2-Equiv.]

Heart-inspired Soap Dispenser

Value of Implementation 2x intellectual property More NOVEL ideas More ELEGANT ideas 2x energy savings 🔍 More SUSTAINABLE IDEAS 1/6 the resources Personnel and financial Sources: 1- 1. Kennedy, E.B., Miller, D.J., & Niewiarowski, P.H. 2018. Industrial and Biological Analogies Used Creatively by Business Professionals. CRJ 30(1):54-66. 2- Kennedy, E.B. & Marting, T.A. 2016. “Biomimicry: Streamlining the Front End of Innovation for Environmentally Sustainable Products.” RTM 59(4): 40 -48.

Hedgehog-inspired Impact Protection

Hedgehog-inspired Impact Protection

Biomimicry Fellows Avon Lake Regional Water • Prediction of HABs (harmful algal blooms) and dead zones in Lake Erie and drinking source water

Biomimicry Fellows Biohabitats • Shoreline stabilization • Coastal aquatic habitat enhancement • Urban stormwater management

Biomimicry Fellows Cleveland Water Alliance and Ohio Department of Natural Resources • Improve coastal ecosystem resiliency on Lake Erie and other nearshore waterways • Boost water innovation

Biomimicry Fellows Erie Open Systems

Past Biomimicry Fellow Sebastian, from Germany, investigated wastewater desalination and purification inspired by biological processes, such as active trans-membrane water transport by aquaporin protein channels.

Past Biomimicry Fellow Sebastian’s new project: Develop a process, using aquaporins, to reabsorb the water of the urine of the cavers into a drinkable sugar draw solution in order to cut the weight and volume of the urine the cavers excrete over long duration cave explorations.

OPPORTUNITIES

Embrace Biomimicry Go outside. Be curious. Look more closely at nature. Appreciate nature’s brilliance. Ask “What Would Nature Do?”

Nature-inspired Leadership Cultivate cooperative relationships Adapt to changing conditions Incorporate diversity Integrate the unexpected Maintain integrity through self-renewal Evolve to survive

Biomimicry Belongs in Your Innovation Toolbox

NEO is a Global Biomimicry Leader

Biocene 2018 Annual Bio-inspired Symposium • August 14 – 17, 2018 • At Ohio Aerospace Institute • Three tracks: Business, Education & Technology • Website with registration live next week: biocene2018.com

Connect With Us Value of Biomimicry Workshop for your team Innovation Services Biomimicry Fellow Sponsorship GLBiomimicry.org chockman@glbiomimicry.org

Reflections & Questions