Design aspirations for biomimicry and improved health outcomes: fusing a myriad of intellectual disciplines at Arizona state university

Abstract

Seen through the lens of health literacy and biological literacy, biomimicry is the golden thread through many if not all the biology inspired fields. Biomimicry is generally referred to as learning from and emulating the genius of nature’s forms, processes, and ecosystems to create more sustainable designs.3,4 Because biomimicry is an evolving field4 interdisciplinary collaboration is of import in advancing the discipline. The discipline is already growing rapidly as tools are being developed at the university level around distinct biomimicry methods and health related research questions.5 Notwithstanding, the methodology of biomimicry is closely related to Schools of Life Sciences, Schools of Health Solutions, Biology Departments and Design Departments.