Biomimicry is most well-known for the technologies that are created based on nature’s blueprints. However, the practice of biomimicry actually includes three Essential Elements: Emulate, (Re)Connect, and Ethos. This lecture will briefly review Emulate and (Re)Connect, but will mostly focus on the Ethos element, or philosophical component of biomimicry, and how that compares to other sustainability philosophies.

