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ISABS Vision shared by Executive Board

2020 – 2022

Executive Board’s vision was to work on the following:

Take ISABS to global footprint: Attempts were made through UDAAN, Global ABS Summit
to attract international clients. Further work is being done to build partnership with a Malaysian
organisation to establish ISABS in Malaysia.

Separate the Governance and Execution Role: The interim structure proposal is still under
consideration as members sought more clarification on why. Open space meetings were
organised to listen to member’s views, suggestions and inputs towards the same. Board is
planning to deliberate on the same.

Institutionalising systems, processes and procedures towards process driven organisation:
All the role holders are in parallel to execution of their tasks building systems, process and
procedures to move from people dependent to process driven. The board will strengthen this
task further this year.

Celebrate Golden Jubilee Year: Golden Jubilee committee is planning for in person celebration
around August/September. More will be shared once the plan is finalised by the committee.

Renewed thinking to engaging members who are unable to physically fit for facilitating
T-Groups: Dean Professional Excellence has taken up three key areas to develop as part of the
excellence initiatives. This initiative is underway for further work.

ISABS Academy: Committee comprising of TV Rao, Wansundhara, Snigdha, Joy and Abad
as external member have put together initial thoughts, based on the report the board has in
principle agreed to establish ISABS Academy. This initiative needs more detailing, a committee
will be formed this year to work on a comprehensive plan.

Human Process Work Certification (HPWC): The joint Dean PDP are planning to work on
offering HPWC. More work will be taken up during 2022 towards this initiative by them.

Some key highlights:

 Social Development has created new niche in ISABS to introspect our internal
conditioning and mental models that we hold within us about the diversity and social
exclusions. Members’ participation with open mind and heart to explore through the SD
Hot Spot is an encouraging new inroads that ISABS has begun.

 Outreach programmes and Social Development together have enlarged the scope
of ISABS social reach by igniting new ways of offering sessions to large social
organisations. SD has made efforts to reach out to 16 new NGOs to understand their

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