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6 examples where people turned a strategy from nature into organisational design solutions.
Ecosystems and natural circular systems
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation develops circular economy frameworks based on ecosystem principles. Circular economies eliminate waste by designing products and systems to cycle continuously through biological or technical loops.
Ecosystems (multiple species interdependence)
Closed-loop business model developed by the Green Business Network and Graham Wiles that cascades waste from one production stage to become input for another.
Whole systems, ecosystems, and natural capitalism principles
Kate Raworth's Doughnut Economy framework applies whole-systems and natural capitalism principles to redesign economic models. This systems-level biomimicry reframes economic success around ecological and social well-being rather than GDP growth.
Nature's distributed systems and ecosystem organization
Ken Thompson developed Bioteams framework applying natural distributed organization principles to business. The framework redesigns teams and organizations to operate like decentralized biological systems.
Nature's feedback systems and ecosystem regulation
Bioteams Design develops organizational structures using natural feedback loop principles. Teams self-regulate through information feedback, enabling adaptive response without micromanagement.
Mycelium networks (fungal hyphae)
Brewery and business clustering inspired by mycelium network structure for resource sharing and integrated waste-to-resource systems.
For R&D and product teams