Innovation inspired by nature

The exciting field of biomimetics and biomimicry has a new book by Janine Benyus. The book is called “Innovation inspired by nature”

It is also worth getting a copy of her earlier book on Biomimicry

Phil Richardson
Biomimetics Speaker, Author and Consultant

Biomimicry: why the world is full of intelligent design

There is an interesting article in the Daily Telegraph that is worth a look if you are looking for a summary on design inspired by nature
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/a/5479418

Thoughtcrew announced as PSL Partner

An exchange of ideas at a conference in Bath last year has
led to Thoughtcrew agreeing to work with PSL to promote
and deliver collaborative support to organisations. Phil
Richardson of Thoughtcrew works in the fascinating area of
organisational development based on Biomimetics which
applies Biology to Problem Solving.
Biomimetics is the application of biology to problem solving.
Many consider this to [...]

HR Forum

Phil Richarson to speak at the Richmond Event HR Forum at the Savoy on the 3rd November 2009. Detais of the full speaker list can be found here. http://www.savoyplace.hrforum.co.uk/conference.htmll

Freshthinking with Ardagh Glass

Creative processes to the fore…
When an audience comprising some of the sharpest marketing and packaging professionals in the European food and drinks industry start seriously thinking about what they can learn from a large crab or a gecko, we really have moved into a new learning environment.
Biomimetics – the relevance of 3.8bn years of biology [...]

Biomimetics launched at The Lords

Phil Richardson is author of “Symbiosis:natural partnering” in The Partner 2009, launched at the Lords yesterday in London. The Partner is an annual publication produced by PSL the CBI/BERR funded partnership organisation that manages the Executive Partnering Knowledge Network. Members nclude VT Group, BAE Systems, BT, Siemens and Pfizer. Copies of The Partner are available [...]

The next big thing in consulting

Biomimetics is the next big thing in consulting acording to a group of senior business leaders that attended the latest briefing by Phil Richardson of Thoughtcrew.
Exploring the application of the new models and theories developed by Phil on his PhD at the University of Bath the invited audience were enthusiastic about the application [...]

Biologize your thinking™

Biologize your thinking™
Thought leadership using biology to get inspired strategic thinking
On the 23rd April 2009, in London I’m going to be running a thought leadership workshop called Bringing Innovation to Life. It is an opportunity for senior executives to get together to see the latest development in strategic thinking and to explore how this [...]

Naked Strategy wins award at The University of Bath

Phil Richardson’s poster Naked Strategy: using biomimetics to drive busines change won the poster award at the recent research collaboration conference sponsored by the University of Bath. Phil was presented with his award after being voted best poster by the other researchers at the conference.
http://www.bath.ac.uk/research/researchers/community/rsconfhome.html

New biomimetics video available

A short introduction to biomimetics and the ‘bring innovation to life’ series is available on the Thoughtcrew website. The video features Phil Richardson, Innovation Director for Thoughtcrew giving his view on how biomimetics can be applied to more than product development. To get access to this and other useful biomimetic tools then please register [...]