31. What Businesses Can Learn from Nature with Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker

Our thought leader of the day is evolutionary biologist, Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker. She is the author of the Amazon bestseller, “TEEMING,” where she lays out practical recommendations to change businesses and help them flourish long-term.Tamsin draws from her years’ worth of experience in studying animal behaviors to craft these recommendations, which include what she calls “shared purposes” and the optimal number to ensure accountability within a group.  Tune in now and learn from Tamsin the lessons that businesses can learn from nature!  Disclaimer: This podcast contains affiliate links! That means if you purchase from the companies we promote using the links we provide, we receive a small commission. Thank you for your support! You can see our full affiliate disclosure here. [00:01 - 06:30] Opening Segment Help us with our survey and win some exciting prizes! Link below  Let’s get to know Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker [06:31 - 17:11] Untapped Resources in Nature  Tamsin talks about biomimicry George de Mestral, the Velcro® Inventor Imitations to shark skins  Tamsin breaks down patterns and pattern-seeking  What Tamsin learned from studying baboons The way they organize What changes should be made in businesses according to Tamsin  Here’s a lesson from Tamsin’s research that can be applied to dating systems  [17:12 - 28:10] The Unexpected Lesson from Studying Ants  Tamsin learned that ants can be identified individually too  What’s the lesson here?  What are the pitfalls of the Efficiency Paradigm?  Listen to Tamsin’s thoughts about freeloaders and parasites  The number of people in a group that maximizes accountability  Join the Conspiracy of Goodness Network! Link belo