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I’ve come across a recent business-related article that may represent an example of biomimicry. The first chapter of ‘Natural Capitalism’ defines biomimicry as ‘reducing the wasteful throughput of materials…by redesigning industrial systems on biological lines’. The example provided later in the text is that of the spider, which produces a silk as strong [...]
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I recently saw the movie Robots. Since popular culture probably has a bit more of an impact on the real future of our world, that being the younger generation, analysing the messages in this movie can provide some value. Without ruining the movie for anyone, the basic premise is a completely mechanical world of all [...]
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A few weeks ago, Australian business leaders had the opportunity to gain some powerful insight into sustainable development (SD) and the potential competitive advantages it can bring for businesses. Dr. David Suzuki, a well-known Canadian scientist and environmentalist, visited Brisbane as a guest speaker for the 2005 QUT Business Leaders Forum.
Dr. Suzuki spoke about [...]
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Call of the Wild – a satirical view of Australian ecological economics.
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