1. Stephen Naughton D18124313 Muhammad Ali D16128515
Hristo Stoev D
Luis Osvaldo Estrada Reyna D
Saad Ahmed D
Maxime Gerstein D
Simon Mooney D
Wang Rao D
Xiuyuan Liu D
Kemal Araz D
B. Sai Saketh D
Savinay Vijay D
Mitesh Gosavi D
Darshan Shet D
Mrigank Shekhar D
Vihanga Urala Gamage D
Sharath G.H. D
Aniruddha Waradkar D
Ryan Kirwan D
Zhongding Yang D
Conor Hanrahan D
Sandesh Gangadhar D
Nikhil Raghunath D
Vinayaka Hanumanthappa D

2. Cancelling Christmas
Due to the ongoing recession, the proposition was to cancel the celebration known as ‘Christmas’.
The relevant strengths and weaknesses of this option were further analyzed using a number of problem solving techniques.

3. How was the canteen experience?
P: The team found it less formal, and more opinions could be voiced.
M: There was a significant level of noise and distractions.
I: Snacks and food were available, which helped team members recharge after expended effort.

4. How was the class experience?
P: There was a level of focus and concentration not present in the canteen. This was due to a lower level of noise and an accessible board available for note-taking.
M: Arriving at ideas and decisions seemed to take longer due to the more formal atmosphere.
I: Participation was in a more structured format, with one person talking at a time.

5. The chosen techniques PMI – Plus, Minus, and Interesting
CAF – Consider All Factors
FIP – First Important Priorities

6. CAF leading to FIP

7. Why were the techniques chosen
PMI: It was an obvious choice to use this technique due to its ease-of- use, as well as the fact that the entire class was familiar with it.
CAF: This technique allowed the entire class to work in unison, and was able to explore a broad idea space very effectively.
FIP: As was the case with CAF, FIP allowed the class to work together, and added the diverse priorities held by different team members to the decision making process.

8. Most Effective Technique
The team found PMI to be the most effective technique.
This was primarily due to the large volume of information that could be generated in a short amount of time.
It served as an effective foundation or starting point for other problem-solving techniques.

9. Least Effective Technique
FIP was the least effective technique utilized by the team.
In order to make use of this, we need to have a list of ideas already.
This didn’t generate a lot of new information about our problem, as people’s priorities can change and are hard to compare between individuals.

10. Ideas/Alternatives

11. Final Decision
ULTIMATE DECISION: A vote was taken among team members, and out of 23 votes, two were in favour of cancelling Christmas, and 21 were against.
The final verdict is not to cancel Christmas, as the negative effects outweigh the positive.