Abu-Ghazaleh Forum Hosts “Creative Thinking" Workshop for Youth with Special Needs

Special to TAG Educa News Agency

AMMAN – Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Knowledge Forum (TAGKF) hosted a training workshop entitled “Creative Youth for Promising Future” organized by Shabaab 'Youth' Forum for Economic Policy Development Initiative ” under the patronage of HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh. 

The workshop aimed to stimulate and encourage persons with various disabilities to develop their creative thinking skills and help them overcome their disabilities and the obstacles they face in their daily life including at work. 
Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh affirmed that the disability is not related to individuals, however, it is more about the ability to prepare the appropriate environment for persons with special disabilities to innovate. This has been proven by many success stories and experiences, he said. 

Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh approved the formation of a standing work team at TAGKF to discuss various issues related to these persons with the decision-makers. He called for thinking out of the box in dealing with this category, underlining that suffering is a blessing through which we achieve success. 

Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh, in response to the demand of the attendees, assigned a specialized committee at TAGKF to convert all publications provided by Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org) into formats suitable to be read or listened to according to their special requirements. 

Twenty-five visually, hearing and movement-impaired youth participated in the workshop, which was organized by Shabaab Initiative and Rethinkers Foundation that deals with training, development and creative thinking. 
Dr. Lana Mobaideen, Head of ReThinkers Foundation, uses the strategies of ‘De Bono for Creative Thinking’ in training, as well as training participants on the “Six Thinking Hats” technique which develops thinking skills in general and creative thinking skills effectively to explore adversarial thinking which hampers productivity in the workplace. It encourages cooperation, exploration and creativity in an endeavor to achieve further productivity, save time and explore topics in a comprehensive and profound approach.   

On his part, Mr. Fadi Al-Daoud, Head of Shabaab 'Youth' Forum for Economic Policy Development Initiative, said that the workshop was the first in a series of future courses and activities addressing this segment of society. He added that the main priority is the inclusion of people with disabilities in all events of the initiative, stamping out overall obstacles to ensure their participation, accomplishing the objective of integrating them in society.
Al-Daoud thanked Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, for hosting the workshop highlighting TAGKF’s ongoing support by hosting the Initiative’s events and activities.

Shabaab 'Youth' Forum for Economic Policy Development Initiative was launched as a platform and a network between domestic and international institutions targeting youth. It provides communications with these institutions in an effort to serve youth, the labor market and educate and acquaint youth with various state-of-the-art matter required by the labor market.

Shabaab 'Youth' Forum for Economic Policy Development Initiative was launched in August 2015 under the patronage of Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh in view of his absolute confidence in youth, marking the celebration of International Youth Day celebrated on  August 12 each year.

Under the motto of work isn’t only for youth, but work with them and employ the forum with all its capacities and resources for all the country’s youth initiatives and events.