This is the group structure myself and my team (Amanda Ravenhill and Julie Sammons) came up with for running the Biomimicry kick-off meeting, and structuring the group overall. We wanted to be faithful to biomimetic principals and keep our volunteer organization productive and fun. Through this group brainstorm and then voting/ranking system, we are mimicking life's technique of using local resources - in this case, people, talents and organizations. We are also honoring 'the survival of the fittest to adapt' - every three months we run this experiment again and new groups form, or current ones re-focus. Thanks! Ryan

1. BAY AREA BIOMIMICRY
November 2nd kick-off meeting
Wednesday, November 2, 2011

2. OVERALL TIMELINE
Initiatives report back and
This meeting
mission reevaluation
November December January February March April May
‘Prototyping’ Initiatives Second push
Wednesday, November 2, 2011

3. TONIGHT’S AGENDA
Visual recording throughout
7:00 Welcome and framing, Survey thumbnail
7:15 Local Resources/ Who is
in the room?
7:30 (3 minutes/person)
-- 4 questions (on next slide)
7:45 -- Finish with visual recording recap
8:00 Small group brainstorm
-- Rules of brainstorming
8:15 -- ‘Stoke’ activity
-- What are initiatives we can do/
8:30 start over the next two months?
-- Report back
-- Voting and sorting (with initials)
8:45 -- Break into groups
9:00 Wrap-up, questions
Wednesday, November 2, 2011

4. LOCAL RESOURCES
1) In this local ecosystem of action, what animal would you be?
2) Who are you? Name, job function, etc.
3) What brings you to this table today?
4) To determine what this group is best "functionally designed"
to do, what is in your tool set?
Examples:
Formal or informal biomimicry training?
Great connections?
Tools you're using/developed/know about?
Wednesday, November 2, 2011

5. BRAINSTORM
- The problem statement: “What initiatives are this group
uniquely positioned to pursue to advance biomimicry in the
bay area?”
- 7 rules of brainstorming
- Stoke!
Timing: 15 min brainstorm, 5 minute narrowing. (8:30)10 min present to the large
group.
10 min ranking and sorting
5 min break into affinity groups
5 min wrap-up + thank you!
Wednesday, November 2, 2011

6. AAAAND.... GO!
LET’S CHANGE THE WORLD!
THANKS!
Wednesday, November 2, 2011