The science of biomimicry is an emerging force helping us to gaze afresh at the world around us, often inspiring technological inspiration, but we have been slow to look at the organisational and relationship models that are all around us.

 

This book contends that natural abundance flourishes at the edges, where one environmental element contacts another, and that these relationships, which have been successful for millennia, have endless lessons for us about how we organise ourselves. Each chapter starts with a clear example of a problem that a team or organisation might face, goes on to consider a range of natural examples offering practical suggestions on how to incorporate Nature’s wisdom in the business world, and concludes with success stories of people and organisations already embracing the principles outlined in the book. Employing these principles and aided by suggested activities, readers will develop personalised plans, tailored to their unique situations, to lead their teams’ evolution into thriving organisations.

 

Observing edges, spaces, and boundaries shows that these are where magic happens—and with this book, leaders of all types of teams and organisations will be empowered to make real and immediate changes in their own contexts.