The iAbacus Story
Discover how iAbacus evolved from a simple idea into a transformative tool empowering individuals, teams, and organizations worldwide to achieve sustained success through effective self-evaluation and strategic planning.
What Is iAbacus?
iAbacus is an intuitive online tool designed for self-evaluation and strategic improvement planning. It enables users to assess performance, identify areas for development, and implement actionable plans to enhance effectiveness.
Visual and Engaging Interface: Mimicking the traditional abacus, iAbacus offers a visual representation that makes the evaluation process interactive and accessible.
Versatile Application: Used globally by thousands, it caters to diverse needs—from quality assurance and operational efficiency to personal development and team performance.
Time-Efficient Process: The platform streamlines the evaluation journey, guiding users through a straightforward, research-backed methodology that saves time and effort.
Testimonial:
"Staff knew they had to self-evaluate but didn’t know how—iAbacus showed them how. It’s a blessed relief from wading through pages of Word document plans."
—Jill Boyle, Headteacher
The Genesis of iAbacus
The story of iAbacus began in 1970 with John Pearce's commitment to fostering success in education, public services, business, and the charity sector. Over five decades, his hands-on experience, combined with academic research and consultancy, led to the creation of a simple yet powerful self-evaluation process called the Abacus.
Early Development:
The Original Abacus Model: Inspired by the traditional abacus, John designed a method where users moved beads to represent their performance levels against set criteria. This tactile approach facilitated focus and engagement.
Adoption Across Sectors: The simplicity and effectiveness of the Abacus model garnered attention beyond education, leading to its application in business and charity organizations.
Digital Transformation:
In 2010, John met Daniel O’Brien, an innovator in internet technology. Recognizing the potential to enhance the Abacus process through software, they collaborated to create iAbacus, launching it in 2012.
Innovation Recognition: iAbacus was celebrated as a groundbreaking tool, becoming a finalist in the 2014 Bett Awards for innovative ICT provision.
What Makes iAbacus Unique?
iAbacus stands out by integrating proven leadership and development methodologies into a single, logical sequence.
User-Centric Questions: The platform prompts users with insightful questions:
How well are we doing?
What’s our evidence?
What’s helping and hindering success?
What will we do to drive improvement?
Evidence-Based Judgement: Users start by making an informed judgement about their performance, supported by evidence and aligned with agreed criteria.
Strategic Analysis and Planning: The process includes a deep analysis of factors influencing performance, enabling users to plan targeted actions for improvement.
Continuous Improvement Cycle: iAbacus emphasizes not just planning but implementing and reviewing actions, fostering an ongoing cycle of development.
The iAbacus Process Summarized
Making a Judgement: Users assess their current performance by sliding a bead on the abacus, representing their level against set criteria.
Verifying Against Criteria: Initial judgements are reviewed against detailed criteria to ensure accuracy and deepen understanding.
Providing Evidence: Users supply evidence to support their assessments, strengthening the validity of their judgements.
Analyzing Factors: Identifying helping and hindering factors provides insight into what influences performance, setting the stage for effective planning.
Planning Actions: Strategic actions are devised to enhance helping factors and mitigate hindering ones, driving the bead towards higher performance levels.
Collaboration: iAbacus supports teamwork by allowing users to share their abacuses, collaborate on evaluations, and learn from each other.
Empowering Continuous Success
John Pearce emphasizes the importance of vigilance and adaptability in maintaining success:
"I wanted a process that challenged complacency by ensuring a focus on progress and ever-increasing expectations. iAbacus is about reviewing our criteria for success to attain and sustain excellence."
About the Founders
John Pearce, MA DipEd
A seasoned practitioner and thought leader in leadership, evaluation, and improvement, John has significantly impacted various sectors through his innovative approaches and dedication to fostering success.
Daniel O’Brien
As the founder of Opeus, Daniel brings technological expertise to iAbacus, creating user-friendly software solutions that transform organizations. His work emphasizes simplicity coupled with deep functionality.
Experience iAbacus
Join the global community using iAbacus to drive meaningful improvement. Whether you're an individual aiming for personal growth, a team striving for better collaboration, or an organization seeking sustained success, iAbacus offers a pathway to achieve your goals.
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Endorsements:
"John brings warmth and a profound sense of values into everything he does."
—Kevin Ford, CEO FPM
"Daniel has a rare ability to create simplicity in software that belies deep sophistication."
—Gerald Haigh, Author and IT Journalist
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