SuperOrganizations: How Would Nature Design A Company?

A project in San Diego, CA by Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker
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How do other species collaborate when resources are scarce or unpredictable? Discover 6 core values biology can teach business.
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Funded: $16,335 of $15,000
Dates: Oct 17th -> Nov 25th (40 days)
Project By: Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker
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Thank you!!!

November 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Wow!  Thank you all so very much for pushing this campaign into SUCCESS! Together you have made this book a reality. We have $16K pledged as we speak, which is over our $15K goal, so WE ARE FUNDED!!!! I can hardly believe it, so wonderful. I feel so... (Read More)

The Biomimicry Manual: What can Super organisms Teach us about Collaboration?

November 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Just wrote this article for Inhabitat, to give you a flavor for things to come.... Can you believe we are only $895 away from our goal, with 5 days to go? This is definitely going to happen... Meanwhile, sit back and enjoy this one:... (Read More)

A very exciting announcement as we head into the final week!

November 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Supporters, I have been beyond thrilled and delighted at your level of support for this project! Thank you SO much, each and every one of you! Success is tantalizingly within reach for us. As of today, we are 85% funded ($13k), with a little... (Read More)

Part Two of #ThinkDif Disruptive Innovation Festival Airs Friday!

November 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Part 2 of my Disruptive Innovation Festival (DIF) series for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation airs this Friday at 9:30am PST. This one is LIVE, and gets into the ACTUAL FACTUAL biology of ultra-social organisms like ants and termites and what we can... (Read More)

Disruptive Innovation Festival Video Success!

October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all! Thrilled to say that my piece for the Ellen MacArthur Disruptive Innovation Festival is receiving a lot of views (I think we will be at 100 by the end of today), and response has been overwhelmingly positive. If you haven't seen it yet, you... (Read More)

From SuperOrganism to SuperOrganization: Lessons From Nature on Collaboration and Resilience

October 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Tomorrow is the Big Day, my chatty little TED-talk story-style video about monkeys and evolution and super-organisms goes live at 11am PST. I've put my heart and soul into this one, enjoy! You can register now to see it (and all the other... (Read More)

First Day!

October 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! Finally we have lift-off! I launched yesterday at the Bioneers Conference in Marin, and I've been delighted with the response from some well-known authors, speakers, and thinkers that I greatly admire. I have a good feeling- wish me luck, and I... (Read More)

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