Meet the Scholar
Dhiksha Mohan
2024 Commonwealth Master’s Scholar
University College London
Dhiksha Mohan is a young thought leader for nature-inspiration in India and her family's first graduate from Coimbatore. She is the founder of 1.618—a nature-inspired community and collective for R&D, design and education. As a Commonwealth Master’s scholar, she is currently pursuing her MSc in Nature-Inspired Solutions at UCL. She is an Ananta Aspen fellow and been a guest lecturer, public speaker, and science communicator on biomimicry, sustainability, and regenerative and circular practices. She is intrigued by leaves, fractal geometries, and insects. She holds 5 publications and has launched 40+ events as the President of KCT Leadership Council.
About the Poster
Nature-Inspired Collective & Community for India's Sustainable Innovation
With India facing complex challenges, academia and industries are embracing regenerative, circular, and sustainable solutions. Nature, with 3.8 billion years of R&D, offers the ultimate blueprint to address real-time global issues through Biomimicry as both a tool and a life skill. 1.618 is a multidisciplinary, research-based, nature-inspired biomimicry community and regenerative consultancy collective. It serves as an indigenous platform fostering global collaboration and co-creation, acting as a cocoon to nurture bio-inspired student scientists, entrepreneurs, and artists. Through exhaustive research, consultancy, and education, 1.618 drives innovation for the well-being of our nation and the planet.
Structural Approach:
- Flat Hierarchy
- Interconnected Roles
- Mutually Functional Community
- Nature-Inspired Networking
- Symbiotic Design
- Multidisciplinary Biomimetic Think-Do Tanks
- Regenerative Consultancy
Path for sustainability:
- 100+ Student Innovators around India
- 20+ Real-time industrial solutions
- 10+ Local and global partnerships with NGOs and design tanks
- 30+ Awareness events