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Exploring Life’s Principles for Organizations Global Future 2010 F I T Can Biomimicry build a better organization? polar subtropical rainforest monsoon forest dry steppe semiarid desert tree savanna

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Tim McGee of the Biomimicry Guild delivered this presentation on Life's Principles applied at the organizational scale at the First Annual FIT Gathering in Chicago, 2010.

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Exploring Life’s Principles for OrganizationsGlobalFuture

2010

FIT

Can Biomimicry build a better organization?

polar subtropical

rainforest

monsoon

forest

dry steppe semiarid

desert

tree savanna

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Create a world empowered by Nature’s Genius

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HOW CAN WE INTEGRATE LIFE’S PRINCIPLES INTO ORGANIZATIONS?

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What How Value Why

Look

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OBSERVED FOUR DRIVERS OF BIOMIMICRY INTEGRATION SUCCESS

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Organizational Commitment

Team Confidence & Diligence

Ability to Prototype

Resonant | Aligning Organism(s)

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EXAMPLES OF ORGANIZATION CHALLENGES

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CHALLENGE: GEOGRAPHICAL DISTANCE

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HOW CAN WE ALIGN OUR GLOBAL ORGANIZATION?HOW DOES NATURE ALIGN INDIVIDUALS?

taigatundra temperate

forest

polar temperate

steppe

subtropical

rainforest

arid desertmonsoon

forest

dry steppe semiarid

desert

grass

savanna

tree savanna alpine

tundra

tropical

rainforest

subtropical

dry forest

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SWARM INTELLIGENCE | Follow Simple Rules

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PEOPLE FLOURISH THROUGH INCREASING SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

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CHALLENGE: COMMUNICATE COMPLEX INFORMATION

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HOW CAN WE ENSURE OUR MESSAGE IS HEARD?HOW DOES NATURE COMMUNICATE?

tundra temperate

forest

temperate

steppe

subtropical

rainforest

arid desertmonsoon

forest

dry steppe grass

savanna

tree savanna alpine

tundra

tropical

rainforest

subtropical

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SEND CONTEXT UPDATES THROUGH HIGHLY SPECIFC CHANNELS | NOT TO DO LIST

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WE SEE PATTERNS

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Information is bea

INFORMATION IS BEAUTIFUL – David McCandless

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CHALLENGE: FRAGILE EGO

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HOW CAN WE ENCOURAGE CONTINUED CREATIVITY?HOW IS NATURE CREATIVE?

taigatundra temperate

forest

polar temperate

steppe

subtropical

rainforest

arid desertmonsoon

forest

dry steppe semiarid

desert

grass

savanna

tree savanna alpine

tundra

tropical

rainforest

motane

forest

subtropical

dry forest

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HAVE A GO - PLAY

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RESULTS DON’T SOLEY DEPEND ON YOU | REMOVE EGO FROM GENIUS

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WALLOWING IN CREATIVE GENIUS

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Thank You