Learning Organisation Structure innovatively...!!!

“In a balanced organization, working towards a common objective, there is success”

                       -          Arthur Helps

Hello everyone, once again we were introduced to unconventional toy which puzzled all of us. It was a Navrang cube. Navrang cube, is slightly different than our conventional Rubik’s cube.

                                             

As the name suggests, it has total 27 small cubes coloured with 9 different colours. There are total 9 sets of each colour. Each set contain 3 small cubes as shown in the figure. Unlike the conventional cubes, this cube can be dis-assembled completely and can be assembled again as per objective. Dr. Mandi asked us to assemble Navrang cube in such a way that each face will contain all the 9 colours. As the cube could be manually disassembled, initially we thought of it as a very simple task. But, to our surprise it turned out to be a very difficult task. Then, Dr. Mandi showed us a structured way to solve the cube. Please find the link below for video explaining the process to solve the Navrang  puzzle. 

There are two key management concepts which can be learnt from this Navarang puzzle exercise.

1.       Organisation Structure : 

As the Navrang puzzle has all the different 9 colours on each side ,similarly in an organisation people with different skill sets or different qualities should be present in each division. People with same skill sets and qualities may  lead to disharmony or jealousy among them. People with different skills can come up with wonderful ideas. Hence in any organisation division, people will diverse skill sets should be clubbed together to achieve a balance in an organisation.

2.       Unity in Objective :

There should be a common objective towards which everyone should continuously strive. Without common objective, individual potential will be wasted and this will lead to organisation failure. With a common goal only individual potential can be leveraged to serve a greater purpose. Calvin Coolidge has truly said –

“ The only difference between mob and an army is organisation ” 

Happy Reading !!!