By: Orawin, Nattanai, Ashwin

HABIT 6: SYNERGIZE

- Synergy is everywhere.

- Many plants and animals live together in symbiotic relationships.

- We can attain greater success if we work together.

INTRODUCTION

Level 1: Shun diversity - People who shun others are afraid of differences. It disturbs themthat someone may have a different skin color, worship a different God, or wear a differentbrand of jeans than they do, because they are convinced their way of life is the “best” or“right”, or “only way.”

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Level 2: Tolerate diversity – Tolerators believe that everyone has the right to be different.They don’t shun diversity but don’t embrace it either. “Don’t bother me and I won’t botheryou” attitude.

THREE APPROACHES TO DIVERSITY

Level 3: Celebrate diversity - Celebrators value differences. We should celebrate differences.To celebrate diversity on every issue is actually hard for most people.

THREE APPROACHES TO DIVERSITY

We need to realize that diversity isn’t just an external thing, it’s also internal.

Although we may be alike in so many ways, we are also so different.

WE ARE ALL A MINORITY

We should celebrate our own differences.

We need to identify roadblocks to celebrating diversity: ignorance, cliques, & prejudice.

WE ARE ALL A MINORITY

We have different learning styles and intelligences – we learn best through our dominantintelligence. The various intelligences identified are:

o Linguistic – learn through reading, writing, telling stories

o Logical – Mathematical – learn through logic, patterns, categories,relationships

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Bodily-Kinesthetic – learn through bodily sensations, touching

Spatial – learn through images and pictures

Musical – learn through sound and rhythm

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o Interpersonal – learn through interaction and communication with others

o Intrapersonal – learn through their own feelings

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We see differently – Everyone sees the world differently and has different views aboutthemselves, others, and life in general.

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An action plan could be a type of strategy to synergize. It could be considered important.

Getting to Synergy – Action Plan for working together

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° First – come up with a problem

Try to think of a problem to solve or try to solve your situations that you are having a hard time with.

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Second – try to see the problem from another’s perspective

You should try to imagine that you are in someone’s shoes and think what they think.

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Third – Share you ideas and listen to other’s ideas

Come up with ideas and try to listen to other people’s ideas so you could have a lot of choices.

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Forth – Brainstorm – create new ideas and options

Make up ideas together and analyze the problem.

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Fifth – High Way – find the best solution.

Find the solution that can solve your problems. Choose the best solution and agree with the other people.

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