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Evolve to Survive: Emulating Nature's Adaptive Strategies for Innovation

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Overview

Explore deep patterns in evolutionary ecologies to uncover strategies for innovation in scientific research and climate change mitigation. Examine the challenges researchers face in adapting to rapidly changing fields and converting discoveries into successful innovations. Learn how to balance responsible research with the drive for value creation. Investigate biomimicry and bioinspired design as tools for innovation, drawing upon 3.8 billion years of natural history. Analyze the concept of Technology Readiness Levels and the differences between innovation and invention. Discover how to challenge dominant designs and overcome traditional resistance to change. Apply these insights to fields struggling with innovation, particularly those crucial for addressing climate impacts. Gain inspiration from examples such as dragonfly wings and Denali Meadows to understand how nature's adaptive strategies can inform and revolutionize scientific research and innovation practices.

Syllabus

Introduction
Quiz
Making something new
Challenges to innovation
Traditional resistance
Innovation vs invention
Technology Readiness Levels
Biomimicry
Bioinspired design
Failure
Application
Innovation
Denali Meadows
Evolution vs Innovation
Dragonfly wings

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