Edward de Bono

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Edward de Bonos

• Six Hats Thinking Task

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Early in the 1980s Dr. Edward de Bono invented
the Six Thinking Hats method. The method is a
framework for thinking. It requires students
(and teachers), to extend their way of thinking
about a topic by wearing a range of different
thinking hats
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The six hats represent six modes of thinking and
are directions to think rather than labels for
thinking. That is, the hats are used proactively
rather than reactively.
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• Your students will use the Six Thinking Hats to
• Discuss topics
• Solve problems
• Explore alternatives
• Reach decisions
• Research, organise and write reports
• Brainstorming

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Six hats is a type of group work. In this
method you are asked to look at a problem from
different angles and use this to come to a
conclusion.
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You need to use each hat to look at the problem.
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The hats are as follows
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White Hat pure facts, figures and information
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Red Hat seeing red, emotions and feelings, also
hunch and intuition
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Black Hat negative judgement, what is wrong with
the statement, or why it doesnt work?
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Yellow Hat positive judgement, constructive,
what is good about it?
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Green Hat creative, what could be changed or
done differently ?
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Blue Hat thinking about what you have already
discussed, what is your overall conclusion?
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You need to look at your question using each of
the hats. As a group, use one hat at a time.
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It is easiest to start with the white hat and
work your way down to the blue hat. Always do
the blue hat last.
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If you would like to look again at this
PowerPoint and download the examples on Balliol
and Malcolm X, go the the History at Huntly
website http//thegordonschools.typepad.co.uk/his
tory/ (see under Six Hats)
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Some examples to look at John Balliol Malcolm X