About SPS
SPS Core Values
Compassion the central motivation for doing hard work in fairly difficult circumstances
Forgiveness the key attitude towards those who choose to stand against us in our attempted movement towards greater social and economic equity
Humility the enduring sense of wonder of a true scientist, always a student, everlearning, working as a team, building partnerships within SPS and beyond
Balance the aspiration for greater balance in nature and society and in our own striving
The challenges posed by the context where we work and our goals bear an intimate relationship with the organizational structure deployed by SPS.
| Challenges of SPS Context and Endeavour |
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| Extremely tough conditions of work. |
| India's most disadvantaged have suffered for long. |
| Enormity of the challenge. |
| Complexity of the challenge requiring diverse knowledges. |
| Rapidly changing context. |
| Deep interconnections between different aspects of the challenge. |
| Imperative for Organisational Structure and Quality of SPS Team |
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| Passionate commitment to the cause and great endurance. |
| Ability to innovate new ideas and design creative solutions for an old problem. |
| Recognising the need for partnerships both within and beyond SPS. |
| Need to use knowledge of all irrespective of heirarchy. Overcoming waste of intelligence in bureaucracies. |
| Non-dogmatic, nimble-footed ability to continuously adapt to fresh challenges. |
| Need for team-work based on an understanding of various raminifications of this interconnectedness |