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© 2013 Thoughtcrew® 10 animals that can drive business growth and inspire change Using principles and insight from nature it is possible to tap into the 3.8 billion years worth of innovation expertise Dr Phil Richardson

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10 animals that can drive business growth and

inspire changeUsing principles and insight from nature it is possible to

tap into the 3.8 billion years worth of innovation expertise

Dr Phil Richardson

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In the lion pride it is the females who are long term decision makers.

Are you focusing on the right stakeholders?

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Stretching is not learnt it is passed down through the DNA.

Focusing on behaviour also needs embedded

information

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Solutions to keeping cool and free from

irritation can often be found in the very thing

you are standing on

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The waggle dance is an internal

communications method. It’s part of a

multi-layered approach.

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The owl is capable of silent flight. How often are messages drowned

out by the carrier?

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Certain species of lizard can support their

body weight hanging from one finger. Here structure creates the

result and not content

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To become a butterfly or moth the caterpillar is

dissolved into a complex protein soup.

Transformation requires more than superficial effort

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All the colour on the butterfly wing is created

by structure. Communication can be

achieved with more than information

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The turtle is a 250 million year old brand. Why change things that have lasted through the toughest environmental

change?

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To grow the crab needs to lose its old shell.

Often such strengths are the constraints to

change

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Can Nature Solve it?counterintuitive insight from nature that makes

sense

If you would like to find our more about how animals can help you accelerate change then please get in touch

Dr Phil Richardson

[email protected]

+44 208 133 4728

@thoughtcrew

or check out www.thoughtcrew.net/biomimetics