ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. InnovationSpace is an entrepreneurial joint venture among the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Ira A.
Fulton School of Engineering and W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. The goal of our transdisciplinary education and research lab is to teach students how to develop products that create market value while serving real societal needs and minimizing impacts on the environment. Put simply, we seek to create products that are progressive, possible and profitable. At the same time, they must have a meaningful impact on the daily lives of ordinary people. InnovationSpace utilizes two fundamental strategies for creating sustainable innovation: a model of new product development known as Integrated Innovation and the emerging field of biomimicry. ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. Consumer products often are manufactured in quantities numbering in the millions.
From their factory production to their disposal, products can have enormous downsides for the air we breathe, the water we drink, the soils we cultivate. As a result, InnovationSpace is committed to exploring new methodologies for sustainable product innovation. One of the most promising is the emerging discipline of biomimicry. Biomimicry explores the materials, processes and functions of nature for clues to solving design and engineering problems. This new area of study can help designers and engineers to create innovative solutions that will minimize the environmental impact of new products.
Life's Principles are used to generate solutions to design, business and engineering problems and to evaluate their sustainability. Mushrooms: Wild & Mysterious. THNK - Institute for Creative Leadership and Entrepreneurship. Biomimicry Institute - Home. The Biomimicry 3.8 Institute is a not-for-profit organization that promotes the study and imitation of nature’s remarkably efficient designs, bringing together scientists, engineers, architects and innovators of all ages who can use those models to create sustainable technologies.
The Institute was founded in 2006 by science writer and consultant Janine Benyus in response to overwhelming interest in the subject following the publication of her book, Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature. See Janine’s TED Talk video for her groundbreaking introduction to biomimicry. Today, the Biomimicry 3.8 Institute focuses on three areas: Developing our online database of nature’s solutions, AskNature.org.Hosting our annual, international Biomimicry Student Design Challenge.Growing our Global Network of regional biomimicry practitioners.
See examples of biomimicry in action! Meet executive director Beth Rattner, our staff, and the Institute board. Internships // School of Sustainability // Arizona State University. All students in the School of Sustainability are encouraged to pursue at least one internship during their academic career.
Internships allow students to apply classroom theories to real life, professional situations. These professional development opportunities can also help students determine whether their chosen career is going to be a good match. Students who have done an internship tend to have a more competitive edge when working to find a professional position after graduation. School of Sustainability undergraduate students who choose to do an internship for academic credit will also register for an associated course, SOS 484, where they will learn professional problem solving, workplace inquiry, and professional communication. Students culminate their experience with a final report to reflect on their experiences and acquired skills. Click here to view internships: SustainabilityConnect.asu.edu.
Finding an Internship. The SCA - Student Conservation Association. Sustainability Connect.