The Arab Thought Foundation organized during Fikr sixth conference a workshop on the invention and the scientific thinking. Among the objectives of the workshop was the motivation of a group of 60 Arab young men and women in order to:

• Adopt a new and unfamiliar thinking method in order to develop their imaginations and abilities with regards to problems identification and finding solutions.
• Working within a group of people of different backgrounds and discovering the power of group work.
• Discovering what can be achieved in a short period of time if the person stays concentrated and holds on to simple guiding principles that contribute to decision making.
• Defining the problem, identifying it and giving innovative solutions.
• Encouraging them and motivating them to always think of new projects in a creative and pioneer manner.

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The workshop was preceded by a preliminary meeting in Beirut (October 2007). The meeting was divided to two sessions:

• During the first session the youth discussed the issues to be discussed in Fikr sixth conference in order to know the visions and expectations of the youth from the conference and its participants.
• During the second session the youth met five experts in the different subtopics that the Fikr 6 is covering in the presence of one of the persons in charge at the Arab Thought Foundation where the youth expressed their opinions and discussed them directly in front of those experts. There was a free exchange of questions and answers thus reflecting the mission of Fikr 6 and its main ideas.

This meeting resulted in the establishment of a specialized group of youth supported by the Arab Thought Foundation that gathers the Arab youth leaders to deploy efforts and unify the next generations in a way that supports the Arab unity and enhances the building of a sustainable youth for the next generations.