Need a metaphor for new ideas? Try this bio-mimickry stimulus – octopus. Great video.

They say tigers don’t change their stripes; cephalopods do though.  This video shows their amazing capacity to adapt to their environment.

You can use this as a tool for generating new thinking on any topic – the squid skin (at about minute 2) has great qualities you can leverage.

http://www.sciencefriday.com/video/08/05/2011/where-s-the-octopus.html