Who is in your group?

Will McDermottFionaBarryCiaranSimonHenriqueKeith

TomBrianLouiseBobbyNiallAndrewJoseph

What was the topic you were discussing? Canceling Christmas

How was it in the canteen? Not in the canteenSmell in classroom

How was it in the classroom? Easier to focusMore spaciousQuieter in here

What creativity techniques did you choose?

PMIOPVMindMapSMARTRandom WordsC&S

PMIPositivescheaperless hassleless stressno turkeyless weightless trafficno in-law dinnerno hangoversno disappointmentless family arguments

no fictional fat manmoney to charityless forestry destructionsave electricitymore work done?no Christmas examsno queens speechno Christmas carols /

carolersno do-goodersmore study time

PMINegativesspend moneyget fathasslefuck loads of trafficin-lawshangoversno work breakChristmas partiesessentially underwear /

scarfs

shop salespresentsseasonal jumper industry

boostfamily timelie in (assume no kids)tea - relaxing timemince piesbetter moodsChristmas number 1's

PMIInterestingreplace with a different

holidayeconomical affect?healthier as a nation?would it

increase/decrease happiness?

how to explain Santa?

what about Kwanzaa / Hanukkah?

What happens to Christmas songs? Renamed?

Move it instead of canceling it? Have it in summer?

Knock on affect - cancel other holidays? Easter?

For each technique how did you decide to use that one?PMI: Decided because short a quick and easy

to use

OPV: Next one on the list

Random Words: Thought it could be fun (wasn’t)

For each technique how did you decide to use that one?SMART: Knew what it stood for

CNS: Easy consequences to the scenario

MindMaps: Creativity is good. Excellent artist in group

Which technique(s) proved most effective? PMI was most usefulMindMaps

Which technique(s) proved least effective?Random words

Substitute with something elseNon-religious holidayMore healthy peopleSave on wrapping paper / tress etc etc.

What ideas reasons/ alternatives/etc. did you come up with ?

What decision did you come to about the topic? Wont help recession by cancelling christmasOverall it would be a negative net resultLife would move on thoughMore focus on family values rather than

commercialism