Sunday 18 August 2013

Puzzled by Navrang

Navrang - means 'Of 9 colors'

Introduction of Navrang Puzzle to us by Prof. Mandi was a very good experience for us.
Here i am going to elaborate on my learning from that Navrang Puzzle

Navrang puzzle is a cube having 9 color blocks and 6 sides. Also it can be assembled and dismantled.



We were challenged to find an algorithm or method to reassemble the Puzzle in order to reach the intended objective. After a few desperately minutes of thinking a few fast thinking some people devised a plan Unfortunately, the plan didn't work too well.

But Mr. Mandi solved this puzzle in less than 2 minutes by using a 3 step algorithm approach.

Here is the video to solve navrang puzzle:



It is here we were introduced to two important concepts: Organizational Structure and Unity of Objective



                                           

An Organizational Structure consists of activities such as task allocation, coordination and supervision, which are directed towards the achievement of organizational aims.An organization can be structured in many different ways, depending on their objectives. The structure of an organization will determine the modes in which it operates and performs. 

This of course leads us to the next idea. 
Unity of Objectives stands for the philosophy according to which every individual and every process in an organization should aim to fulfill the organization's Objectives and Mission Statement

The most important thing was to understand is that without an objective, this puzzle would never have been solved. It is the objective that determines the method in which we have to solve the problem. Any method we device, it must be capable of being easily replicated. Only then can we achieve economies of scale and get effective outputs.




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