Janine Benyus
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filed under:
Eco-design & Eco-nomics,
Indigenous Knowledge
Janine Benyus is a biologist, innovation consultant, and author of six books, including Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature. Her company, the Biomimicry Guild, helps clients such as HOK Architects, Interface, Herman-Miller, Kohler, and Seventh Generation consult life's genius to create sustainable products and processes. Janine also co-founded the non-profit Biomimicry Institute, a biomimicry design portal on the web, and the Innovation for Conservation program to conserve the habitat of the mentor organisms. Her latest book project is Nature's 100 Best, a look at what ingenious (and often endangered) species can teach us about becoming true natives.
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- Janine Benyus, reminds us that our prime directive as living beings is to seek to create conditions conducive to life. What are Nature's 100 Best (from her forthcoming book by the same title) revolutionary solutions to the world's most vexing challenges?
