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Six Thinking Hats Overview

The Six Thinking Hats technique developed by Edward de Bono divides thinking into six colors or "hats" that represent six different perspectives or modes of thinking. Each hat has a specific role such as the Red Hat focuses on emotions, the Black Hat critiques ideas by pointing out flaws or risks, the Yellow Hat focuses on optimism and benefits, the Green Hat encourages creativity, the White Hat deals with objective facts alone, and the Blue Hat manages the thinking process. Using the technique involves systematically "wearing" one hat at a time to explore an issue from different perspectives which simplifies and structures thinking to improve decision making and foster collaborative thinking.

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Six Thinking Hats Overview

The Six Thinking Hats technique developed by Edward de Bono divides thinking into six colors or "hats" that represent six different perspectives or modes of thinking. Each hat has a specific role such as the Red Hat focuses on emotions, the Black Hat critiques ideas by pointing out flaws or risks, the Yellow Hat focuses on optimism and benefits, the Green Hat encourages creativity, the White Hat deals with objective facts alone, and the Blue Hat manages the thinking process. Using the technique involves systematically "wearing" one hat at a time to explore an issue from different perspectives which simplifies and structures thinking to improve decision making and foster collaborative thinking.

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Six Thinking Hats

An Edward De Bono Concept


The Basics
 There are six different imaginary hats that you
can put on or take off.
 Think of the “hats” as thinking icons.
 Each hat is a different color and represents a
different type or mode of thinking.
 We all wear the same hat (do the same type of
thinking) at the same time.
 When we change hats - we change our
thinking.
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Objectives
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2. Take decisions.

3. Increase the constructive output.


The White Hat - Information

– What are the facts/information is available?


– Neutral and objective in presenting
information –like a computer
– Statistical evidence concerning a decision –
like facts and figures
The Red Hat-Feeling & Intuition

– The emotional perspective to an issue


– Never attempt to justify feelings or provide
a logical base for them
– Use of intuition
The Black Hat-Caution

– Not argument; objective attempt to identify negative elements


– Project an idea into the future to see what may fail or go
wrong
– Quickly see why an idea will not work
– Focus on errors, evidence, conclusions
– Logical & truthful, but not necessarily fair
The Yellow Hat-Sunshine

– See the good parts of even a bad idea


– Optimistic that a new idea will work
– Probes and explores for value & benefit
– Positive and constructive
– Effectiveness is the aim of yellow hat
The Green Hat-Creativity

– Takes us out of usual patterns of thinking


– Generate new concepts and perceptions
– Think “outside of the box”
– Ideas come from everywhere. Even from Customers
– Everyone is expected is to have ideas!
The Blue Hat-Manager/Organiser

– Sets the focus, defines the problems, shapes the questions,


determines the thinking tasks
– Responsible for overviews, summaries, & conclusions
– Monitors thinking, stops argument, enforces discipline
– Focus on the big picture
Six Thinking Hats- how & why
1. Wear one hat at a time.
2. Use 'Parallel Thinking' techniques .
3. Simplifies thinking .
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5. Save time.
6. Improves Creativity & Innovation , Foster
Collaborative thinking.
7. Removing ego from decisions.

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