Six Thinking Hats

Outlines

1. Background 2. Purpose 3. Six Thinking Hats 4. Exercise

Background

Wear one hat at a time when considering a problem. Everyone wears the same color hat at the same time. Look at problem from the same perspective.

Purpose

Power Time Saving Removal of Ego One Thing at a Time

White Hat
Facts, Figures
and

Information

What information do we have ?

What information do we need ?

What information is missing ?

How are going to get the information we need ?

What questions do we need to ask ?

Two Tiers
CHECKED FACT

UNCHECKED

FACT

Computer dont have an

emotion.

Pump out the Figures, Facts and Information.

 Emotions

Sentiment Intuition

Feelings
Hunches

Affection

Exact opposite of White Hat thinking, which is neutral, objective and free of emotional flavour.

Edward de Bono

Black Hat
Careful
Judgement
Logical Risk Assessment

Critical
Cautious

Black Hat
Black Hat thinking is concerned with caution and careful. We need to consider risks, dangers, obstacles, potential problems and downside of a suggestion

Black Hat

You should think like him !

Yellow Hat

Yellow Hat
Exact opposite of Black Hat thinking, which is careful, critical and fill with judgement.

Yellow Hat

Do you expect to find fish here ?

Green Hat

Green Hat

The Green Hat Thinking is concerned with New ideas and New ways of looking at things.

Green Hat

Think Creatively.

Blue Hat
a. Organisation of thinking
b. Control of the other hats

Blue Hat
Blue Hat Thinker is responsible for summaries, overviews and conclusions.

Blue Hat Thinker monitors the thinking and ensures that the rules of the game are observed.

Blue Hat

You are the referee.

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