10. Influence

As an innovator and pioneer of his time, Buckminster Fuller had a tremendous impact on society and the great thinkers of today. During a time where the environment and efficiency was not a factor, Buckminster came up with alternative methods of thinking and solving problems.  As a student who is striving for success, I believe following the mindset of Buckminster would be helpful in reaching success. He has helped me realize that I should try to be less mainstream and try to think more uniquely. But at the same time his life has shown that good ideas won’t always be successful unless society accepts them.  He also helped me understand that using forms and shapes can help create different designs that  are both “efficient”, for example a dome requires less ventilation due to its round shape and uses less sq footage for the volume of space given. One key factor that I’ve learned from him is that, these days budget and low cost is an enormous factor for people and Bucky has taught me that by thinking alternatively and smart you can achieve many things, and if I understand the science of nature and different materials, I could easily incorporate them into my designs.