Taryn Mead
Taryn Mead is an creativity, design, and innovation scholar whose research focuses on the interface between design and innovation and conceptualisations of nature. This includes subjects such as biodesign, biomaterials, sustainability-oriented innovation, biomimicry, circular economy. She also has substantial experience in sustainable design and expertise in creativity for sustainability amongst design and engineering professionals in interdisciplinary settings. With early training as a biologist and post-graduate studies in the social sciences, she has developed an interest in the epistemological underpinnings of transdisciplinary topics and how this influences sustainability narratives across disciplines.
Before pursuing her PhD, Taryn worked as biologist, sustainability strategist and Certified Biomimicry Professional consulting with over 30 corporate, municipal, and non-profit clients using biomimicry as a tool for innovation and sustainability. As a practitioner of biologically-inspired innovation, she has worked on domestic and international projects ranging from new product design to industrial ecosystems to new cities for 2 million inhabitants. She has also served as the lead facilitator for numerous workshops with corporate clients and blossoming biomimics and lectured for large audiences.
Taryn’s teaching style combines a theoretical and conceptual foundation with practical skills and experiential pedagogical approaches to equip students with tools for systemic solutions. She has experiences teaching in traditional classrooms, immersive field-based environments, and online to a variety of professional disciplines.
Before pursuing her PhD, Taryn worked as biologist, sustainability strategist and Certified Biomimicry Professional consulting with over 30 corporate, municipal, and non-profit clients using biomimicry as a tool for innovation and sustainability. As a practitioner of biologically-inspired innovation, she has worked on domestic and international projects ranging from new product design to industrial ecosystems to new cities for 2 million inhabitants. She has also served as the lead facilitator for numerous workshops with corporate clients and blossoming biomimics and lectured for large audiences.
Taryn’s teaching style combines a theoretical and conceptual foundation with practical skills and experiential pedagogical approaches to equip students with tools for systemic solutions. She has experiences teaching in traditional classrooms, immersive field-based environments, and online to a variety of professional disciplines.
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In this episode, we talk with Dr Taryn Mead, a Certified Biomimicry Consultant and professor at Western Colorado University. We dive into our disconnect with natural systems and learn the key attributes to achieve biomimetic innovation.
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