Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-318) and index.
Contents
The nature of innovation -- A new golden age. The next industrial revolution ; Going with the flow ; Catching the worldwide wave -- Biomimicry at work. Secrets from the sea ; Scales and feathers ; The bee's knees ; Spores and seeds ; Wampum -- The nature of change. The corporate jungle ; Dollar signs ; Reorganizing (your) business.
Summary
An introduction to the scientific practice through which natural models are inspiring innovative solutions to pressing industrial challenges examines such examples as wind turbines based on whale fins and cockroach-emulating prosthetic limbs.
