Biomimicry-Inspired Learning Theories
Description
"Our study of biomimicry led us to discover ways, in which the common features of biological and social complex adaptive systems can provide guidance to augment collective intelligence in the latter, based on biological patterns worth repurposing.
"Biomimicry follows Life’s Principles. Life’s Principles instruct us to: build from the bottom up, self-assemble, optimize rather than maximize, use free energy, cross-pollinate, embrace diversity, adapt and evolve, use life-friendly materials and processes, engage in symbiotic relationships, and enhance the bio-sphere. By following the principles life uses, you can create products and processes that are well adapted to life on earth." (Biomimicry Guild)
Biomimicry has been used primarily in industrial design and the development of new materials. based biological patterns worth repurposing. As biomimicry expands from product and process design as application areas, to affect the design of social, knowledge, and technological ecosystems, the question becomes: What can we learn from nature's ecosystems, which would provide useful metaphors and models to the design of federated courses as social ecosystems?" (http://knowledgefederation.wiki.ifi.uio.no/Biomimicry-inspired_Learning_Theories)