Valley Crossing

 Valley Crossing Exercise

INTRODUCTION

Valley Crossing is a case study in which three people tied with poles try to cross a valley and encounter some space ahead. They would not be able to cross the space individually. They would have to arrange themselves in the aforesaid mentioned way and cross the valley as a Team.

This is a classic example of how sometimes we need  team work to succeed in certain situations and would feel helpless in case we venture out alone.
Valley crossing is an excellent way to study the team building exercise and teaches us how certain tasks which are impossible to carry out alone can be done with ease if we form teams and work effectively and creatively.


ANALYSIS


There would be many steps in which this valley crossing task would be accomplished. All three people will have to take coordinated steps and walk in unison. Everyone must place his left leg forward in unison and then right and so on.
The single most important point to be kept in mind is to trust each other and follow each other. There should not be a single leader and the whole activity demands that every person acts as a leader in himself and exhibits good team player skills.
There would be a time during this exercise when one of the person would be hanging and would feel helpless, so a lot of courage and trust is required on the part of people.

The Space Between the Valley


There was a lot of discussion in class regarding the maximum space between the valley which can be allowed for this exercise to be completed successfully.
According to my analysis, the space between the valley would depend as much on the length of the steps of people as on the space between two people tied to the pole.

Space between the valley should not be more than the distance between two persons and the length of the step of the person hanging. In the equation terms, it can be expressed as below-
Space between the valley <= distance between two people + length of a step of the hanging person.


CONCLUSION


Conclusively, it can be said that this activity given to us by Prasad Sir was very effective in giving us a real life example of the importance of working in teams and having trust on each other in order to succeed in difficult situations.