Synchronous Systems

As a first year graduate student at Georgia Tech, I was introduced to Strogatz’s book entitled, “Sync: How Order Emerges From Chaos In the Universe, Nature, and Daily Life.” The book introduces an area of scientific research that analyzes how different systems can spontaneously erupt in synchrony.

Example systems include:  fish schools, lightning bug beetles in Asia, laser beams, and more. Watch the TED talk below to learn more.

As I’ve thought about startup culture recently, this concept of Sync has come back to my mind. A great startup culture achieves harmony through synchrony and enjoys the added power and benefit of the principle of synchronous action.

What examples of synchrony have you seen in nature?