UnDecide. Because the choices we make… make us…

About UnDecide:

UnDecide is a platform where we assist young people in making better life decisions. We experience various confusions in our day to day lives. From “What should I do after my graduation?” to “Am I satisfied with my job?”, confusions surround us. Sometimes, it’s very hard to make such decisions since the future is unpredictable. We call them as “UnDeciders”. Such decisions are very heartfelt, intimate, and personal confusions. Therefore, we have UnDecide, where we help people between the age of 18-25 years to make such hefty decisions. We share our perspectives from what we have experienced in life that might be helpful to the UnDecider in any way possible. We call them “Accompaniers”. 

Now that you know what UnDecide is, let us walk you through how we actually interact with people who reach out to us with their confusions. The Undecider sends us a “Hi” on WhatsApp on the number “8882445563” and then we have a conversation with them. We ask them if they want to share their confusion or if they want to support others with their confusions. When they select their preference, we register them as an UnDecider or as an Accompanier. Then we ask the UnDecider their preferred time slot to hold a session in. Once that is done, we start to find accompaniers and once that is also done, the session is scheduled on Zoom. We also have a person from the ComMutiny UnDecide Team, the UnDecider Saathi, who facilitates the session. Their job is to remind the UnDecider and the accompaniers to join the session and guide them through the session as to how the session is to be conducted.

History of UnDecide:

Working with the younger generation for a long time, a major gap that we have seen is that young people do not have a lot of support when they want to take decisions for themselves. That is where UnDecide came in, where we thought why not create a digital platform where if the young generation has confusions regarding decision making, they can talk about them freely. Therefore, UnDecide was made where you can meet people with whom you can discuss your confusions.

Need for UnDecide:

ComMutiny discovered that there were various psychological issues in the youth like depression, anxiety, low self-esteem and a depleted sense of well-being. In 2021, 1 in 5 young people experienced mental disorders. Identity based discrimination and ideological conflicts also lead to young people in echo-chambers with narrow world views. Cases of communal or religious rioting in 2020 nearly doubled from 2019 even as the country witnesses ‘very limited’ outdoor activities during the pandemic.  Low entrepreneurial mindset indicates economic opportunity cost. There are only 5% entrepreneurs in India as compared to other growing economies.

Why UnDecide:

  • UnDeciders get an opportunity to re-examine their inclinations, choices and their deciding process. Suddenly, a wider world view which they had not even considered before becomes available.
  • Accompaniers are enriched by contributing to the growth and clarity of another human being (a need as visceral as having a confusion clarified).
  • Together they co-create space of hope and wellbeing, inviting users to return again for further explorations.
  • Young people experience agency, feeling of validation, support and empowerment. 
  • They are further supported with tools, resources and capacity building opportunities to take leadership in solving more and more complex, invisible and scale paradoxes.