THE GENIUS IS IN THE COMMONS

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THE BIOMIMICRY COMMONS

We are a global collective of forward-thinking solutionists who create naturally inspired businesses and who come together to redefine the future of design - using nature as our guide.

There is no greater model of sustainability on this planet than nature and we believe nature’s time-tested processes hold the key to overcoming today’s greatest challenges.

The beauty in our work is that we can leverage diverse perspectives to creatively imagine a more regenerative, more efficient, and more beautiful way of doing things.

HOW WE WORK

Depending on who you are, and what you need, there are three ways to engage the Commons.

PROBLEM INCUBATION

For companies, communities, and leaders facing a wicked problem, we offer a nature-inspired rethink. Bring us your challenge—we’ll use our global network to break it down, reimagine it, and build a smarter, more cost-effective solution. We make it better—naturally.

DESIGN COMPETITION

Each year, we host a global competition to tackle a specific, high-stakes challenge. Teams and individuals compete for prize money, proving that a biomimetic approach isn’t just visionary—it’s more effective and economically viable than conventional methods. Solutions are judged by top global experts based on feasibility, impact, and sheer brilliance.

EDUCATION

If you want to build a purpose-driven career that’s both inspiring and profitable, we offer courses, workshops, and Masterminds to help you define your niche, create a unique vocation, and design a life inspired by nature. By joining our courses, you also become part of the Commons network—a group we call on for problem incubation, real-world challenges, and groundbreaking solutions.

OUR SECRET

We learn from the genius of nature.

We know that ideas like regenerative design, circularity, resilience, additive manufacturing, benign packaging…nature did it all first. And through biomimicry, nature can teach us what to do next.

Biomimicry is one of the fastest-growing global movements, helping multiple sectors inspire more innovative and sustainable strategies. Multinational companies like Microsoft, ARUP, and SJ Group are using biomimicry to inspire new positions and change the paradigm of design.

Our secret is that we help individuals and businesses develop their purpose-driven vision, transform their lens for solving problems, and open the door to access practical solutions from nature’s genius. Through this, we create a community of diverse thinkers who can come together to transform the way we think, behave, and create.

AVAILABLE COURSES

THE BIOMIMICRY WORKBOOK

20 years of tools for building biomimicry businesses, all in one accessible and beautiful workbook that will take you anywhere.

THE SELF-GUIDED COURSE

Find your niche, define your vision, and build your biomimicry brand through short videos and engaging exercises.

THE MASTERMIND

Join a community of like-minded visionaries in creating a naturally-inspired business and future. Transform your lens and create the world you want to live in.

  • "This incubator helped me connect with a way of thinking that has fundamentally changed my business and my perspective. ”

    Rob - President, Skyline Green Energy Fund

  • "What did I gain from this? A reminder of the ease of access of biomimicry; tuning into this framework stimulated ideas about multiple projects, as well as a recognition of the ability to actualize these projects."

    Dimitri - Outdoor Educator

  • “It turns out that clues to many of the problems we face in society are lying in plain view in the natural world. Jamie does a really nice job of helping you use biomimetic principles to see those clues, and then apply them to product development, or whatever it is you're trying to move forward.”

    Brent - Founder, Heartwood Farm & Cidery

  • “This was (and still is) transformative. It offered the infrastructure that shifted the methods that I approach creative thinking. It has provided connections and a network of support and resources that will change my trajectory.”

    Brooke - Process Manager, Ankrom Moisan Architects

  • "This incubator changed the way I view the world. I was able to understand what it truly means to be sustainable and resilient."

    Nana - Mechanical Engineering Technologist

WHICH PATH IS RIGHT?

We help people find their niche, dissolve the barriers to building a regenerative business, and find the community to help them succeed. But which one is best?

Companies of the Commons

Here are just a few of the companies that were born or groomed within our Masterminds Cohorts.

Company
Bioimmersive Studio

Cohort
2021/2022

Company
Heartwood Farm & Cidery

Cohort
2021

Company
Surbana Jurong

Cohort
2021

Company
Mer Des Dieux

Cohort
2021

Find your genius

Company
Adaptive Ecosystems (Business)/Imagining the Self (Product)

Cohort
2023

Company
Interior Psychology

Cohort
2021

Company
Waiwai Collective

Cohort
2025

Company
Common Ground Kaua’i

Cohort
2025

Company
Denim Research

Cohort
2024

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Looking for more information about the course and how to get started? Spend 15 minutes asking Jamie anything and find out how Inspired By Nature will reinvent your path.