
Part II: Business | How would businesses operate if they followed nature’s blueprints? It’s hard to know where to start since business seems to have no foundation in nature or interest in its wisdom. So, let’s talk about waste. Waste, which is nonexistent in nature, is everywhere in business, and it leads to pollution, health…

This workshop discussion explores lessons from nature as models for sustainable initiatives. It criticizes current short-term business models and unsustainable resource consumption. Advocating for a paradigm shift, it calls for startups to prioritize resiliency, redefine success, and model behaviors after nature, promoting symbiosis rather than scalability.