Edward de Bono’s “Six Thinking hats” is a guide to better thinking. Essentially the need is based on an understanding of how the brain chemicals change with the mode of thinking. The parallel thinking of the Six hats method replaces argument. Argument was never designed to be constructive. From senior corporate executives to four-year-olds in school, discovering “what is” may not be the same as designing “what can be”. It’s so worth exploring de Bono’s ideas on how to consider situations from ALL angles to arrive at the best or optimal view.
1. The White Hat…(neutral, objective, facts & figures)
2. The Red Hat…(emotional responses expressed)
3. The Black Hat…(caution, warns of weakness in ideas or plans)
4. The Yellow Hat…(positive, optimistic, encouragement)
5. The Green Hat…(creative energy of new ideas & possible outlooks)
6. The Blue Hat…(starts the Thinking Strategy and Concludes…organise, control use of ALL hats)
Check out more about these as well as links to Lateral Thinking and Direct Attention Thinking…
http://www.debonothinkingsystems.com/tools/6hats.htm
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