What Would Nature Do? With Thomas Tyrrell, Co-Founder, Great Lakes Biomimicry by WCAudubon published on 2018-11-18T22:54:17Z An interview with Thomas Tyrrell, Co-Founder, Great Lakes Biomimicry and Nancy Howell, Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society, talking about Biomimicry and the innovative solutions Nature provides to business and people. Tom talks about what biomimicry is, its' origins, and examples of plant and animal evolutionary processes have informed research, product innovation, and life-long education. The discussion outlines the tremendous regional economic value in integrating a biomimicry perspective across all levels of multidisciplinary educational systems - a strategy to connect siloed creativity, jumpstart transformational industry growth. Great Lakes Biomimicry has developed a skills training curriculum to reach K-12 education to the University of Akron Innovation Fellows PhD program. Resources: - https://glbiomimicry.org/ - https://asknature.org/ - https://biomimicry.org Western Cuyahoga Audubon is a chapter of the National Audubon Society based in Cuyahoga County in Northern Ohio, USA. WCAS seeks to connect and educate the public and conserve natural habitats for the sustainability of all bird species. Genre Storytelling