Book	Reading Part @July 24, 2017
Stephen R. Covey	Habit 6：Synergize, P273-283

Summary:

习惯六“统合综效”（synergy），说的是整体大于部分之和，即1+1>2，是前面五个习惯的集中体现。统合综效的精髓就是判断和尊重差异，取长补短，可以很广泛的运用于学校课堂，商业领域以及日常生活中。

基于不同层次的信任度（trust）和合作性（cooperation），我们日常的沟通有3种效果：

• 最低层次的沟通（低信任+低合作）只会产生输/赢（win/lose）或者双输（lose/lose）的结果，这不是我们所乐见的；
• 中等层次的沟通是基于彼此尊重避免冲突的交流方式，倾向于采取妥协的态度，即1+1=1.5，各有得失，只能说是双赢的低级形式（low form of win/win）；
• 最高层次的沟通是基于高信任度和高合作性的统合综效（synergy），意味着1+1远大于2，如此才能达到产出和产能的平衡（P/PC Balance）。

Words and Expressions:#

It catalyzes, unifies, and unleashes the greatest powers within people.

unleash, vt, 1) to allow or cause (something very powerful) to happen suddenly, 把(感情、力量等)释放出来, 发泄; 2) to remove a leash from (an animal) so that it can freely run, attack someone, etc. 解开…的皮带；解除…的束缚;
e.g. unleash the dog.
e.g. All the feeling of her guilt was unleashed when she saw her father in white hair.

They often seem ambiguous, hit-or-miss, trial and error.

hit-or-miss, adj, [ also hit-and-miss] done in a way that is not planned or organized → random, 无计划的,无目的的,遇事现打主意的;
e.g. His parents always scolds him for treating everything with a hit-or-miss attitude.

As a teacher, I have come to believe that many truly great classes teeter on the very edge of chaos.

teeter, vi, to stand or walk moving from side to side, as if you are going to fall, 摇晃地站立或移动;

teeter-totter 跷跷板; also known as a teeterboard or seesaw, is a long, narrow board supported by a single pivot point, most commonly located at the midpoint between both "ends"; as one end goes up, the other goes down.

be teetering on the edge/brink of something, to be very close to being in an unpleasant or dangerous situation. 处在(灾难或危险的)边缘；濒临
e.g. Her emotion is teetering on the edge of collapse.

The entire class is transformed with the excitement of a new thrust, a new idea, a new direction that’s hard to define, yet it’s almost palpable to the people involved.

palpable, adj, [ formal ] 1) a feeling that is palpable is so strong that other people notice it and can feel it around them; [ OPP: impalpable ] 可触知的, 摸得出的; 明显的;明白的; 2) [only before noun] complete.
e.g. She felt a palpable sense of loss when she saw off her parents.

It wasn’t just a flight of fancy; there was a sense of maturity and stability and substance which transcended by far the old structure and plan.

flight of fancy, also flight of imagination/fantasy: an idea, story, etc., that shows great imagination but is very unlikely to be true or practical. 奇想，异想天开，想入非非；
e.g. What's your latest flight of fancy?

The mission statement agenda gave way to a collective free association, a spontaneous piggybacking of ideas.

piggybacking noun [uncountable]

piggyback,

• n [countable], [ also piggyback ride ] if you give someone, especially a child, a piggyback, you carry them high on your shoulders, supporting them with your hands under their legs. 背着;肩驮
  e.g. Her mother gave her a piggyback.

piggyback

• vi, [informal], 1) to use something that is bigger, better, or more successful in order to help another product or project succeed, 捎带，搭载，利用，借助；piggyback on/onto 2) to use someone else’s wi-fi connection to the Internet, without their knowledge or permission. 盗用（网络）；piggyback on/onto
  e.g. How can I prevent other people from piggybacking onto my connection?