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Couldn't make it to Texas for all the biomimicry events earlier this month? Want to relive the magic? Here are some highlights from the Biomimicry Education Summit, the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge awards, and the SXSW Eco biomimicry track, held in Austin, TX, from October 4-7.
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- Watch Janine Benyus' featured talk at SXSW Eco, where she laid out a vision for what the world would look like if we succeed at scaling biomimicry.
- The biomimicry track was a popular draw at SXSW Eco this year, so if you missed anything, you can find all of the track sessions posted here on Soundcloud.
- Eight finalist teams from the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge came to Austin to present their ideas at SXSW Eco, pitch their innovations to a panel of judges, and participate in an awards event. Read about the winners and meet the teams in the first-ever biomimicry food systems accelerator.
- For a fun summary of all the events through a social media lens, check out our Storify post.
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"The best ideas might not be ours."
Biomimicry, a film starring Janine Benyus, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and Tree Media Group, premiered at the biomimicry celebration held at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center on October 4th.
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The Institute will be hosting a Big Top Tent at the Disruptive Innovation Festival, a free, global, online conference from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. This three-week event brings together entrepreneurs, designers, industry, makers, learners, and doers to explore and respond to the changing economy. Here's a sample of what's in store:
Register here! After you sign in, add this referral code ( DIFBiomimicry2015) for the chance to win a 3D printer.
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2016 Food Systems Challenge now open!
Challenge yourself in 2016 to create nature-inspired solutions to problems in our food system. Sign up to learn about biomimicry, get access to biomimicry tools and resources, and have an opportunity to win the $100,000 Ray C. Anderson "Ray of Hope" Prize.
Register for the 2016 challenge.
Tune into our free challenge webinars.
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