Habit 6: Synergy

Habit 6: Synergize

Multiple Choice

What is Habit #6?

• Sharpen the Saw

• Think Win-Win

• Be Proactive

• Synergize

Synergize: The Cup Challenge

Habit #6 is SYNERGIZE: the ability to work well with others and use teamwork to achieve a shared goal. 

Synergy Cup Challenge

Each group of 4 students should have 6 large plastic cups, a rubber band, and 4 pieces of yarn or string tied to the rubberband, forming 4 corners.

Each group sets up their 6 cups: 3 mouth down and 3 mouth up, balanced on each other.

Multiple Choice

Synergy is better than my way or your way. It's our way.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Synergy means one head is better than two?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Synergy is the habit of creative ______________.

• imagination

• fairness

• cooperation/collaboration

• goal setting

Multiple Choice

Synergy is a/an .........

• game

• process

• situation

• test

Multiple Choice

Together we can produce far better results than we can individually.

• True

• False

Poll

Where have you experienced Synergy? Check all that apply.

• School

• Home

• Hobbies

• Sports

• Oher

Reflection Questions

• How well did your team work together to Synergize and move the cups?

  
  

• At what point in the activity did you feel like everyone was working together?

• Describe a moment when your team became frustrated. How did you work through this?

• Tell how one of your team members exemplified collaboration or communication.

• How does this activity relate to teaching Habit #6: Synergize to our Stallions? Others?

Open Ended

What is one way you can show Synergy as a school leader?

Synergy Cup Challenge

The goal is for students to use only their rubberband-yarn tool (no hands) to move the cups into a pyramid (base of 3 cups, 2 cups, 1 cup on top). Students you must use synergy and collaborate for this to work! Remember please maintain social distancing.

Ready? Go! You have 3 minutes. SYNERGYZE! :)

• Timer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTp1_EbEWqk

• LaunchEd students continue the Quizziz with us... Which team do you think will beat this challenge and synergize in less than 3 minutes?

Multiple Choice

What is Synergy?

• Being a fair and loyal leader

• Learning to be an independent leader

• When two or more people work together to create a better solution that either can do alone

• Helping others with positive energy