Habit #6 – Synergize (Part 2)

1. Habit #6 – Synergize (Part 2)

2. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” - Helen Keller What Does This Mean?

3. Synergy is achieved when two or more people work together to create a better solution than either could alone. What is Synergy? 1 +1 = 3 or more

4. Why Geese Fly in a “V” Formation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXL5M30A_sg Running Time: 3:50

5. 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. An Example of Synergy

6. 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! Quick-Write

7. 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! Another Example of Synergy

8. Synergy in Lumber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAOc66sU13o Running Time: 2:30

9. Compromise is achieved when two or more people get some of what they want but not everything. • 1 +1 = 1 ½ Compromise vs. Synergy

10. Cooperation is achieved when two or more people work together to achieve twice as much. • 1 +1 = 2 Cooperation vs. Synergy

11. Activity Cards

12. Read pages 193-201 in the book entitled The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey. • Take Cornell notes. Silent Reading