LET’s MIMIC was presented to the Soroptimist Society of Volos in the context of activities celebrating International Women’s Day. Approximately 30 participants had the opportunity to reflect on the importance of biomimicry for empowering women and communities to design solutions to the complex sustainability challenges of the 21st century in an active, agency-driven manner, redefining who is designing the future.

The audience was familiarised with biomicicry concepts related to inspiration from natural models and processes, using the wisdom of nature and working with nature and not against it to create a better world. They were also familiarised with project LET’s MIMIC and its outcomes, including the digital learning platform and resources. The audience engaged in a conversation about how biomimicry can improve the quality of life in the town of Volos andstrengthen the role of women as designers, innovators, and decision-makers. Participants suggested valuable solutions, including green spaces, vertical gardens, green roofs, and interventions that allow for water absorbtion as mitigation for flooding, to which the town is vulnerable.

Additional piloting activities took place for validating, generating feedback, and integrating student and educator inputs into the LET’s MIMIC biomimicry learning design for innovation inspired by natural models and processes, the LET’s MIMIC digital learning platform, and the training modules.

The piloting took place in February 2026, engaging 45 students from the 1st Vocational High School of Volos. The students visited the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Thessaly. In the computer lab, the students reflected on the importance of sustainability for quality of life, were familiarised with the principles and steps of biomimicry, and used the LET’s MIMIC digital learning platform to synthesise biomimicry solutions to address the effects of climate change on the town of Volos. Students were highly engaged, designing solutions for air pollution, plastic pollution, natural cooling and shading mechanisms to alleviate extreme heat, and protection from floods (a topic very relevant in the town of Volos, which was flooded by the Daniel storm 2 years ago).

Students’ response to the use of the LET’s MIMIC biomimicry methodologies and platform was very positive. They were inspired by natural models, understood the importance of working with nature rather than against it, and recognised the “wisdom” of the natural models around us, tested over thousands of years of natural evolution. They particularly engaged with the LET’s MIMIC digital learning platform, which they used to research and share information on climate-related challenges in the town of Volos, describe them through text, pictures, and videos, and synthesise biomimicry-inspired solutions. Students completed their work by designing their solutions on a poster, which they presented to the audience for the benefit of their fellow students see more