Biomimicry: a new frontier of Innovation

The continuous development of mankind that distinguish the last two hundred and fifty years is the symbol of the spirit of human being: the spirit of innovation, so the intention to upgrade the state-of-art situation with a new combination of resources.
In this last two centuries, humans have discovered resources and they find several ways to combine these in order to create products and services that guarantee an upgrade of everyday life. So, we can claim that the level of quality of life reached today is surely fostered by innovation. But development and innovation have also negative externalities.
Humans, following the unappeasable need of self-evolution, have forgotten one important character: Nature. We do not get the respect it deserves, preferring to satisfy our short-term objectives and aspirations which collides with a proper cooperation with environmental elements.
The answer of Nature is eloquent. The several processes that make environment a central theme on every front, from politics to everyday life are caused by our actions. We are all aware of this, but the route seems irreversible.
However, there are phenomena that can give us hope for our future: Biomimicry is one of these. Biomimicry’s duty is to observe and study the Nature in order to exploit it and give the proper respect. We will see what public policies and enterprises could obtain from Biomimicry, and how deep this new discipline is intertwined with sustainability, innovation, and ethics.