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PLANNED AGENA FOR
SEMINAR (draft) – IT DID NOT GO STRICTLY AS PER THIS.
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Under
Clause 8(c) of the Trust Deed, as part of IPI’s plan, and given that the Board of Directors of
IPI firmly believe that public benefit in India will arise from the liberal
policies advocated in its draft People’s Manifesto,
IPI is hosting a networking session for
Indian liberal organizations and liberals1. The
workshop from 5-8 January 2004 will propose “India's Liberal Political Strategy: 2004 and beyond” for consideration of the wider public
of India. This will be followed by a Seminar for interested liberals
on 9 January 2004. You are invited to attend this seminar.
(Participants in
the Workshop)
For
Workshop participants: Crucial group skills | Reading material | (Word docs - Issues
Register, Facilitation Plan , Stages)
NOTE
– The agenda is flexible and participants will dictate the flow.
5
January 2004 Commitment to work together and strategic
review
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9-11:00
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- Welcome by facilitator (3 minutes): What is strategy,
what are we doing in this workshop, how we will do it. Facilitation.
Ground rules. Helpers.
Rules for introductory comments - Half minute on introduction,
then
-- (Expectations) why are you here, ie., what would you
like to "take back" home, ie., your most preferred scenario
-- Key political aspects of the Indian situation and the
role of liberal politics (demand and supply side)
-- Key obstacles with your key recommended solutions
No repetition.
- Introductory comments by 20 participants on their
expectations (5 minutes each = 100 minutes). [Sh. Joshi may wish
to speak for half an hour and tell participants about Swatantra Bharat
Party efforts]
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11:20-12:30
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- Poll of participants – 20 minutes
- Defining
the key question before us - 10 minutes
- Resolve
to work down a decision tree. First we examine feasibility of a political
party. If not, we look at alternative political platforms. If these
are not viable, then ...
- Finalization
of agenda for the day
- Who
are we? (10-25 minutes) High level dot points compiled (see also Assumptions
of a Liberal (Word document), and the Liberal
checklist)
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1:30-3:00
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- Strategic
Review: Historical (till 2003) Key learnings from Liberal efforts of the past 180
years (particularly lessons from Swatantra
party and prospects of SBP)
Rules - First Sh. R.K. Amin speaks, then participants give
their views, then S.V. Raju responds, then Sh. Joshi, then open discussion
and wrap-up. Incidental discussions to happen later in different, relevant
sessions, if necessary.
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3:20-5:00
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SUBGROUP
ACTIVITY: Strategic Review - 2004.
- Brainstorm
to gather all issues
4 groups with 4 methods: (a) Environmental Scan (b) SWOT
(c) Competitive analysis
(d) Fishbone analysis of electoral success (once
finished, participants can move to other groups)
- Subgroup
Reports and final organisation of issues and ranking
- Brainstorm
of solutions: How to overcome barriers
Strategic
review: (PPT, 350KB)
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7:30
– 10 pm
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- Dinner
for Workshop participants
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6 January 2004 Strategy
formulation
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9-10:30
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- Deciding
the day’s agenda and review of previous day’s work
- Brainstorm
of solutions: How to overcome barriers (contd. If necessary)
- Final
decisions on where we want to go: Vision, Mission, Methods, Values, Goals,
Objectives
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11-12:30
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- Determining
how we will get there: Road map: 2004-2011: brainstorming key steps
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1:30-3:00
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- ‘Big
picture’ Road map: 2004-2011: consensus
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3:20-5:00
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- ‘Big
picture’ Road map: 2004-2011: documentation of all strategies
(S1,S2,S3 ETC)
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7 January 2004 Action Plan and Design issues
(“filling out the elements of strategy”)
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9-10:40
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- Deciding
the day’s agenda and review of previous day’s work
- Action
Plan for
2004: Detailed steps for 2004, consensus and documentation
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11-3:00
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SUBGROUP
ACTIVITIES (TBA, based on action plan)
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3:20-5:00
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SUBGROUP
REPORTS
- Reports
of small groups and documentation
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8 January 2004 Actions going forward (based on Action
Plan and strategy)
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9-10:40
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- Deciding
the day’s agenda and review of previous day’s work
- Formation
of action teams and agreed responsibilities: Formative Executive
Council (if necessary) | International branches | Organising Committee
for next meeting | Policy
Committees | Flyer writers| Web management | Pamphleteers | Fund
raising in India and abroad | Spokespersons in India and abroad
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11-3:00
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- Resolution summarizing agreements and
future steps.
- Signing
the resolution (Outline STRATEGY approved)
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3:20-5:00
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- Preparation
for the Seminar: PPT presentation, Speakers, press release etc.
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9
January 2004 Seminar
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