Cancel Christmas YES or NO

1. Cancel ChristmasYES or NO Or Revise Christmas  with health, wealth & Happiness!!!

2. Group Members • Tom Grey • Igor Wodyk • Paul Ringer • Michal Bierestowski • Turlough O’Riordan • Alan McClean • Niall O’Shea • Daniel Zaharia • Giuseppe Tortorici • Shay Foody • Alan Harris • Alan McDonald • Rory Browne • Paul Kilkenny • Graham Sheridan • Chwingwing Wi • Ajay Ahuja

3. PMI on Christmas M P I • Save Money • People will not be depressed • Focus on family • Non religious people will not be forced • Lower level of absenteeism in work • Less wastage of food • Lower energy costs • Political in office • Lower Garda cost • Higher taxes • Look forward to break • No Parties • Public Services / Charity • Less tax • Kids not Happy • No Closure / No Start (Account year end) • Culture / Tradition • Legal Issues • Political instability • Job Losses • Just cold weather • People will come up with some idea for a get together • Turning point in history • People wouldn’t be forced to take holidays in cold • Even money spending through out the year • Less Gluttony / Waste • Other holidays would become more popular • Christmas in Newry • Family Day ? • Cancel it for one year

4. FIP on Christmas • Cancel Christmas for one year • Less Gluttony / Waste / energy consumption • Even money spending through out the year • Retail boom • Turning point in history. • Save Money • Focus on family • People will come up with some idea for a get together • People wouldn’t be forced to take holidays in cold • Other holidays would become more popular • Christmas in Newry/Abroad • No push for Christmas for better quality. • People will not be depressed • Non religious people will not be forced • Kids not happy • Culture and Tradition

5. How was it in Canteen • Creative • Less Structured • “Break Mode” • Broader picture • Difficulty in communicating • Poor sitting arrangement

6. How was it in Class • Structured approach • Better facilitator control • Lack of innovative ideas • Implemented CorT thinking techniques

7. Techniques Used • PMI • FIP • Listed points from Interesting • Formed Argument • AGO

8. Why use each technique • PMI – top of list!!! • FIP – assumed next logical step

9. Most Effective • PMI • Focused the group • Classroom environment helped • Easy template to use with a large group (accidental upshot!)

10. Innovative Christmas – Least Effective • FIP – we grouped interesting facts.

11. Innovative Christmas – Economic Spread • Start Christmas advertising 1st of December. • Cap on the corporate expenditures • Reduce the numbers Christmas parties • Tax incentive to spend during the year

12. Innovative Christmas – Reduce Waste • Only LED bulbs or renewable energy on Christmas trees • Reduce the numbers Christmas parties • Limit the grocery and goods • Ban Gift wrapping • No extended shopping hours – Flexible opening hours • Create healthy Christmas food reduce food wastage and improve health • National Chris Kindle linked to the PPS and pops on facebook.

13. Innovative Christmas – Spirit • Charitable food drives • Giving unwanted presents to charities • Charitable presents • Focus on religious aspect • Focus on family

14. Innovative Christmas – Other ideas • Try it for a year, see how it works out

15. Innovative Christmas – Reasons • Family gatherings rely on Christmas • Don’t want people Christmasing abroad. • Emotive reasons for keeping

16. Innovative Christmas – Decision • Keep Christmas but revise it to remove waste and encourage spread over the year. Focus it on the tradition of Christmas and family.