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Six Thinking Hats

Six Thinking Hats

When we attempt practical thinking, there are three functional difficulties: ü Emotions (not think/react) ü Helplessness (inadequacy) ü Confusion (juggle too much)

We do too much!

Six colors, six hats ü Thinking is divided into six different modes.

Emotions & Feelings

Benefits & Positives

Cautious & Careful

Creative Thinking

Information/Facts Questions

Organizing Hat

Why hats? ü Role playing ü “Put on your thinking caps” ü Easy to put on and take off ü Allows us to switch roles

Six Hats ü Detaching from ego ü Getting beyond argument

Four uses of hats in meeting? ü Put the hat on ü Take the hat off ü Switch hats ü Signal your thinking

Single hat & sequence use ü Be used singly at point ü Sequence Black : Yellow (assess) Black : Green (Imp)

Effective use of “thinking hats” can keep: ü Focus thinking more clearly ü Lead to more creative thinking ü Improve communication and thus decision making

“Thinking is the ultimate human resource, yet we can never be satisfied with our most important skill. No matter how good we become, we should always want to be better. ” Edward De. Bono

Six Thinking Hats

Emotions & Feelings

ü ü ü Emotional view Recreations Gut feeling & hunches Legitimizes emotions No need to justify

Benefits & Positives

ü Positive thinking ü Yellow sunshine & brightness ü Reasons why idea will work ü Supporting reasons

Cautious & Careful

ü ü ü Judges robe Points out risks Problems & Difficulties Logical basis Points out errors in thinking Feasibility

Creative Thinking

ü ü New ideas & Possibilities Growth Proposals or suggestions Change the proposal idea

Information/Facts Questions

ü White ü Neutral ü Computer-like

Organizing Hat

ü ü ü Control of thinking process Organizing hat Thinking about thinking Asking right questions What thinking is needed

Think! Before It’s Too Late!