It's possible for even the most chaotic systems to be organized. Sometimes in ways that would never occur to us. iStock hide caption
It's possible for even the most chaotic systems to be organized. Sometimes in ways that would never occur to us.
iStockEven the most seemingly chaotic systems have some order to them. This episode, TED speakers explore the inner architecture of living systems, from ant colonies to corporations to social movements.
"We could learn a lot from ants about how effective a noisy, messy system could be." — Deborah Gordon James Duncan Davidson/TED hide caption
"It was just crazy to us that we showed up and spontaneously decided to give orders ... and that was fine." — Morgan O'Neill Sheryl Lanzel/TED hide caption
"Today's protests have become a bit like climbing Mt. Everest with the help of 60 Sherpas, and the Internet is our Sherpa." — Zeynep Tufekci James Duncan Davidson/TED hide caption
"Why does everyone have to be here at the same time? Why do we need to know how many hours a week people work?" — Ricardo Semler James Duncan Davidson/TED hide caption
"[The family is] like a startup — where basically everybody has to contribute, you have to adapt all the time, you need some order, but you've got to keep moving forward." — Bruce Feiler Courtesy Of TED hide caption
