In the Provocation Zone on the
IRM Strategies site, you'll find a link to the Technology, Education and Development invitation only conference series known as "Ted Talks".
Amid so many wonderful presentations, Janine Benyus' revelations of how life begats life in sustainable ways is a true inspiration. Here are three take-away thoughts...
watch the video to learn of 12 big ideas from biology.
How do we make things? Heat, beat and treat.
How does life make things? Through integrating what is needed. Our approach consumes 96% of resources for a 4% result. Nature cannot afford the cost, so life's approach builds. How do we optimise things? We manipulate.
How does life make the most of things? Knowledgeable structure. Life supports its needs through integrating knowledge into the design of structure. How do we utilize things? We build systems that are within a scope set by often unrelated criteria and then wrestle with scalability, silos and fit.
How does life put things into play? It does not recognise "things" apart from their context, in fact. Life is an integrated whole that...lives. It creates capacity to enable continued life. It is sustainable.
