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Class Fono (meeting) - Six Thinking Hats
Divide the class into four groups. Each group will represent one
person: Tolise, Hegalo, Falima or Puka.
One person from each group will be chosen to be that person at
a 'fono' (meeting) to discuss strategies to keep young people
in Tokelau.
The discussion will be structured around (De Bono's) Six
Thinking Hats.
Each group will follow the values position of the person they represent. Their information will come from their study to date and the video.
Begin the meeting with the four people chosen sitting at a table.
The whole class is involved.
The Blue Hat is used to define the task i.e.
To discuss strategies for keeping young people on Tokelau and decide on a time frame for subsequent discussion.
Divide into the four groups and each group follow this sequence:
1. White Hat
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The white hat looks at available
information on the issue.
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Brainstorm on large paper available information on the issue.
2. Green Hat
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The green hat can be used
to generate a number of possible alternatives and actions.
The green hat should be used to explore not only obvious
and conventional ideas but also original , creative and
tentative ideas. The intention is to spread broadly and
to have as many ideas as possible.
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What are some different ways /ideas to keep our young people on Tokelau?
3. Yellow Hat
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At this point, each alternative
is treated with the yellow hat. The yellow hat looks first
at benefits, then at feasibility and then at likelihood.
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Examine with the yellow hat each idea put forward to keep young people on Tokelau.
4. Black Hat
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The black hat is used on
each alternative to point out the weaknesses, difficulties
and dangers.
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What are the consequences of each alternative likely to be for the people of
Tokelau?
5. Green Hat
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Can the idea be modified,
improved or changed to make it more acceptable?
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Keep in mind the 'Tokelau Way'. The idea is to modernize, not Westernize.
6. Red Hat
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The red hat looks at the alternatives and applies feelings, values and priorities. |
How do we feel about our ideas?
Which ones are promising?
Which ones are interesting?
Which ones have the most potential?
Return to the meeting (fono) with the group representatives seated at a table. The rest of each group should be seated near their representative to give support if any extra discussion is needed.
7. Blue Hat
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Finally the blue hat is used
to summarise. To summarise there are really three phases:-
· What ideas have been generated?
· An evaluation of each alternative is needed.
· Choices are to be made- preferred actions.
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The representatives present the group findings following the three phases above.
A consensus could be reached
or promising ideas and /or preferred actions can be put on a chart.
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