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. 2022 Jun 3;7(2):71. doi: 10.3390/biomimetics7020071
Demographics (Only Asked in Pre-Survey for Both Treatment Groups)
Gender Female
Male
Age 17 and Under
18–29
30–49
50–64
65+
Highest Level of Education College grad
Some graduate work
Graduate degree
Degree Earned Open Comment
All remaining questions were asked across all three time points Pre-, Post-, and 4-Week surveys for both treatment groups.
Subject Code:
Please create a unique four digit code which will be used as your identifier to cross reference your survey responses.
X X X X
Alternative Use Test
To start we are going to test your creative brain power through a little game. For this task, you should write down all the original and creative uses that you can think of for a common item, that you’ll be given. Certainly, there are common, unoriginal ways to use this item; but for this task, write down all the unusual, creative, and uncommon uses you can think of. You’ll have two minutes, and we’ll complete two tasks. Stimulus items:
Pre-Survey Images:
a pen and a ping-pong ball.
Post-Survey Images:
a towel and bottle.
4-week Survey images:
a brick and a paperclip.
Connectedness to Nature Scale Strongly disagree/
Disagree/Neutral/Agree/Strongly Agree
I often feel a sense of oneness with the natural world around me 1 2 3 4 5
I think of the natural world as a community to which I belong 1 2 3 4 5
I recognize and appreciate the intelligence of other living organisms 1 2 3 4 5
I often feel disconnected from nature (reverse scored) 1 2 3 4 5
When I think of my life, I imagine myself to be part of a larger cyclical process of living 1 2 3 4 5
I often feel a kinship with animals and plants 1 2 3 4 5
I Feel as though I belong to the Earth as equally as it belongs to me 1 2 3 4 5
I have a deep understanding of how my actions affect the natural world 1 2 3 4 5
I often feel part of the web of life 1 2 3 4 5
I feel that all inhabitants of Earth, human and nonhuman, share a common ‘life force’ 1 2 3 4 5
Like a tree can be a part of a forest, I feel embedded within the broader natural world. 1 2 3 4 5
When I think of my place on Earth, I consider myself to be a top member of a hierarchy that exists in nature
(reverse scored).
1 2 3 4 5
I often feel like I am only a small part of the natural world around me and that I am no more important than the grass on the ground or the birds in the trees 1 2 3 4 5
My personal welfare is independent of the welfare of the natural world 1 2 3 4 5
Intrinsic Motivation Inventory
No-training group terminology focused on sustainability engagement opportunities across all three time points.
Training group terminology focused on sustainability engagement opportunities for the pre-survey and adapted to focus on biomimicry training for the post- and 4-week survey.
I very much enjoy the sustainability engagement opportunities/Biomimicry training available at my company 1 2 3 4 5
I believe these opportunities are of some value to me 1 2 3 4 5
These opportunities do not hold my attention at all (reverse scored). 1 2 3 4 5
I think current sustainability engagement opportunities/Biomimicry training are useful for design innovation 1 2 3 4 5
I would describe the sustainability engagement opportunities/Biomimicry training available at my company as very interesting 1 2 3 4 5
I think these opportunities are important to be involved in because they can promote environmental sustainability 1 2 3 4 5
Throughout these experiences I have thought about how much I enjoy them 1 2 3 4 5
Being involved in these sustainability engagement opportunities/Biomimicry training could help me be a better systems thinker 1 2 3 4 5
The sustainability engagement opportunities/Biomimicry training are fun to get involved in 1 2 3 4 5
I would be willing to get involved in sustainability engagement opportunities/Biomimicry training again because it has some value to me. 1 2 3 4 5
Sustainability Engagement Index
No-training group terminology focused on sustainability engagement opportunities across all three time points.
Training group terminology focused on sustainability engagement opportunities for the pre-survey and adapted to focus on biomimicry training for the post- and 4-week survey.
Sustainability engagement opportunities / Biomimicry training available at my company demonstrate practices that can be incorporated into my daily job activities 1 2 3 4 5
(Open comment to elaborate answer)
Sustainability is critical to the future success of my company 1 2 3 4 5
(Open comment to elaborate answer)
The sustainability engagement opportunities/Biomimicry training available at work enhances my job satisfaction and overall feelings about the company 1 2 3 4 5
(Open comment to elaborate answer)
In my opinion, my company’s sustainability engagement opportunities/Biomimicry training enhance our brand in the community 1 2 3 4 5
(Open comment to elaborate answer)
The sustainability engagement opportunities/Biomimicry training available at my company demonstrate practices that can be incorporated into my personal life 1 2 3 4 5
(Open comment to elaborate answer)