The challenge is to apply the principles of creative

cooperation in our social interactions.

The essence of synergy is to value differences- to
respect them, to build on strengths, to
compensate for weaknesses.
Synergy doesnt matter whether you have a
different accent, race, or skin color but what they
bring to the table and how they can solve the
problem.
We need to value mental and emotional
differences because they create new, exciting
forms of life- an environment that is truly fulfilling
for each person, that nurtures the self-esteem and
self-worth of each, that creates opportunities for
each to mature into independence and gradually
into interdependence.

TO NOT SYNERGIZE

When you have an opinion and

someone else has their opinion but you
dont say anything.
When you dont achieve synergy, you
basically work by yourself and only put
in your opinions. You dont want to
listen to anyone elses opinion so you
work by yourself.

Synergy is practiced regularly,

consistently, almost daily in peoples lives
but it requires enormous personal security
and openness and a spirit of adventure.

Example

Synergy in Classroom

Synergy tests whether teachers and

students are really open to the principle of the
whole being greater than the sum of its parts.

People then begin to interact with each other

almost in half sentences, sometimes incoherent,
but they get each others meanings very rapidly.

Synergy in classroom happens when:

Teachers are thinking
Students are listening
Teachers are open to learn from
students.

Synergy is almost as if a group collectively

agrees to subordinate old scripts and to write a
new one.
Students practicing synergy .
Producing something new was more meaningful
than simply reading some thing old.
Carl Rogers taught,
That which is most personal is most general.
The more authentic you become, the more
genuine in your expression, particularly regarding
personal experiences and even self-doubts, the
more people can relate to your expression and the
safer it makes them to feel to express themselves.

Example

Synergy in Business

Possibilities and opportunities ahead

People became very open and
authentic and simply started to think
out loud.
The mission statement agenda gave
way to a collective free association.
People were genuinely empathic and
courageous, and we moved from
mutual respect and understanding to
creative synergistic communication.

Example

Synergy and
Communication

New Atomic Energy Commission.

Lilienthal brought together a group of
people who were highly influential.
Emotional Bank Account.
The attitude was If a person of your
intelligence and competence and
commitment disagrees with me, then there
must be something to your disagreement
that I dont understand, and I need to
understand it. You, have a perspective, a
frame of reference I need to look at.

Levels of
communication
Covey explains this with a simple graph:

Heres my take on the

trust/communication relationship:

Third Alternative thinking offers a way to

resolve conflict and disagreement without any party
feeling as if they have compromised or given up ground.

By

mutually seeking to understand and be understood , the

participants pool their desire.
They wok together on same side to create a third
alternative to meet everyones need.

Each participants get what they really wants and they

build their relationship in process.
This compromise can be a reason of contention b/w them.
They have a :
High emotional bank acc
Think Win/Win
Believe in third alternative.

This is because they see the situation

from different perception.
This difference can separate them or
even bring them closer only if they find
the habits of effective interdependence.
They have a :
High emotional bank acc
Think Win/Win
Believe in third alternative.

The combination of all these creates an

ideal environment for synergy.
BUDHISSM called this Middle way like
the apex of triangle.
They should transform instead of transact.

Example

NEGATIVE SYNERGY :

 Negative synergy is alive but not well

smart individuals gather and produce a bad
result. Because the people involved dont
have an agenda .
Sometimes when interdependent people
try to solve problem its like trying to drive
down the road with one foot on the gas and
the other foot on the brake but sometimes
most people give it more gaas they try to
apply more pressure by giving different
suggestions.

 The problem is that the highly dependent people

talk about only WWIN/WIN situation and they
dont want to listen , they manipulate others.
Insecure people dont bother others point of
view and the dont realize that the essence of
relationship is in listening others .
SAMENESS IS NOT ONENESS , UNIFORMITY IS
NOT UNITY .
Key to interpersonal (relationship b/w people)
synergy is intrapersonal (minds situation )
synergy .

 People who are logical and left brain

thinkers adopt the attitude of their right
brain when they found that the problem
cant be solved .
When a person become efficient in
both brains thinking then his whole brain
started working ..
Stephen covey said :
Manage from left and lead from right .

VALUING THE
DIFFERENCES
: synergy. do
Valuing
differences creates

you value emotional , mental and

psychological differences ??..

 The key to value differences is that that

all people see the world as they are .
Differences should be seen as
strengths .
Value the differences because those
differences add knowledge to his
understanding ..
If two people have same opinion I
would not ask anything from you because
there is nothing different to be asked .
VALUE THE DIFFERENCES BECAUSE
THAY ADD ZEST TO LIFE .

Example

Driving forces are:

Positive
Reasonable
Logical
Conscious
Economic

Restraining forces
are:

Negative
Emotional
Illogical
Unconscious

Its never change:

People are just the way they are

Its is too difficult to change them.

Use of synergy

By using Synergy we can transform the

restraining forces into driving forces.
Synergy is an interaction or cooperation
of two or more people or organizations
thus
People attempts to become a part of
Solutions & overcome restraining forces.
New culture
New opportunities

Humanity develops
Creative alternatives
Result WIN-WIN attitude.
Several times in negotiations people
refers to court because of lack of
communication.
It requires more time than matter can
be resolved by synergistic.
More we communicated more chances
of Win-Win intentions.