1. IMIA TASKFORCE: STRATEGIC PLAN RE-FOCUS Peter J. Murray with special thanks to Brenda Faye and Nancy Lorenzi IMIA Board Meeting Dubai, April 21, 2103

2. The IMIA Strategic Plan (Towards IMIA 2015) was approved by the 2007 General Assembly in Brisbane, Australia. An IMIA Taskforce has been examining the IMIA Strategic Plan, to provide (as necessary) a 're-focus' in light of changes since its adoption. (approved by IMIA Board, Montreal June 2012 and IMIA GA, Beijing October 2012) IMIA Board Meeting Dubai, April 21, 2103

3. Taskforce members: Antoine Geissbuhler (Chair) Lincoln de Assis Moura, Jr. (Vice chair) Nancy Lorenzi Fernando Martin-Sanchez Christian Lovis Lucy Westbrooke Alvaro Margolis John Holmes S B Gogia Peter Murray (Brenda Faye added in working capacity) IMIA Board Meeting Dubai, April 21, 2103

4. Initial survey: July - Sept. 2012 To all members and contacts via IMIA email lists, website, News site, social media, etc. ( to >440 by email) Eight responses (1 Member Society: GMDS; 1 Affiliate: IFHIMA; 1 Academic: ITI, Egypt) Summary of response data presented by IMIA President at Beijing 2012 GA meeting. IMIA Board Meeting Dubai, April 21, 2103

5. Second survey: Jan. - Feb. 2013 To all members and contacts via IMIA email lists, website, News site, social media, etc. ( to >440 by email) Three further responses (AMIA, COACH, HINZ) - some others promised, but not received Data analysis and discussion within and with Taskforce, March - April 2013. IMIA Board Meeting Dubai, April 21, 2103

6. What do we have? (raw data and initial analyses) What do we do next? IMIA Board Meeting Dubai, April 21, 2103

7. Initial data analysis (Brenda, Nancy) Survey responses into spreadsheets (available for use) Coding and theme extraction/analysis Request to Taskforce members for input on prioritising some initial results (most responded) Views given by Taskforce leaders/members on next steps Wordles, other summaries from selected question/answer sets IMIA Board Meeting Dubai, April 21, 2103

8. Please list one or two major global goals/challenges involving informatics and health that need to be addressed within the next 5 years. How could IMIA help this challenge? Do you have a suggestion for one trans-border international challenge/effort that IMIA could become the leader for? What are some specific actions that IMIA would need to do for this challenge? IMIA Board Meeting Dubai, April 21, 2103

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10. Wordle of raw data from 'Grand Challenges' questions IMIA Board Meeting Dubai, April 21, 2103

11. Wordle with “IMIA” removed IMIA Board Meeting Dubai, April 21, 2103

12. Wordle with “IMIA” and “Health” removed IMIA Board Meeting Dubai, April 21, 2103

13. If IMIA was acknowledged by an award for its service to the world in 2020 - what would that award be for? IMIA Board Meeting Dubai, April 21, 2103

14. Why is IMIA important? (Wordle with “IMIA, informatics, international” all removed) IMIA Board Meeting Dubai, April 21, 2103

15. Why do you believe people are active in IMIA? What makes IMIA unique? What is it that no one can do better than IMIA? What is the essential reason for IMIA to exist? (IMIA, informatics, health removed) IMIA Board Meeting Dubai, April 21, 2103

16. Next steps? (for Board discussion and guidance) From Strategic Planning to Strategic Innovation? IMIA Board Meeting Dubai, April 21, 2103

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18. Next steps? - some suggestions received “Vision Strategy” instead of a traditional strategic plan? Two documents; the strategy vision and a tactical map for action. Refine our 'creed' (what keeps us volunteers, spending our time and money, and working together for 50 years); revise the mission as needed on the basis of current data and further discussion; identify 'where we want to be in 2020'; and align resources to achieve the mission through targeted activities IMIA Board Meeting Dubai, April 21, 2103

19. Next steps? - some suggestions received Data-mine the list of important challenges that has been compiled to date. It contains a mix of ideas, suggestions, potential projects, long-term goals, etc. Given the size of our operational organization and its mostly volunteer-based nature, use a small-to-medium size-project-oriented and incremental approach to identify projects selected on the basis of their feasibility, their potential return on investment, and their strategic alignment with our vision/plan. IMIA Board Meeting Dubai, April 21, 2103

20. IMIA Board Meeting Dubai, April 21, 2103 Sustainability? Your thoughts?