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Habit #6 – Synergize (Part 2)
What Does This Mean?
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” - Helen Keller
What is Synergy? • Synergy is achieved when two or more people work together to create a better solution than either could alone.
1 +1 = 3 or more
Why Geese Fly in a “V” Formation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXL5M30A_sg Running Time: 3:50
An Example of Synergy • Geese fly in a V-formation when traveling south for the winter.
• Geese can fly 71% farther in this formation than alone.
• When a goose flaps its wings, it creates an updraft for the goose that follows • As the lead goose gets tired, he will rotate to the back of the V and allow another goose to take the lead position.
• The geese honk to encourage one another.
• When one of the geese gets sick or wounded, two geese will follow it down to protect it until it gets better or dies.
Quick-Write • • In your notes, take five minutes to write about the lessons that can be learned from the geese.
Be prepared to share out with the class!
Another Example of Synergy • • One 2” x 4” beam can support 607 pounds.
• So two 2” x 4” beams should be able to support 1,214 pounds….right?
Actually, two 2” x 4” beams can support 1, 821 pounds - Nailed together they can support 4,878 pounds • Three 2” x 4” beams nailed together can support 8,481 pounds!
Synergy in Lumber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAOc66sU13o Running Time: 2:30
Compromise vs. Synergy • Compromise is achieved when two or more people get some of what they want but not everything.
1 +1 = 1 ½
Cooperation vs. Synergy • Cooperation is achieved when two or more people work together to achieve twice as much.
1 +1 = 2
Activity Cards
Silent Reading • • Read pages 193-201 in the book entitled The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey.
Take Cornell notes.