Six Thinking Hats

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Six Thinking Hats
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Outlines

• Background
• Purpose
• Six Thinking Hats
• Exercise

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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.

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Purpose

• Power
• Time Saving
• Removal of Ego
• One Thing at a Time

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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 ?
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Two Tiers
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Computer dont have an emotion.
Pump out the Figures, Facts and Information.
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Sentiment
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Emotions
Feelings
Intuition
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Hunches
Affection
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Exact opposite of White Hat thinking, which is
neutral, objective and free of emotional
flavour.
Edward de Bono
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Black Hat
Careful
Judgement
Critical
Logical
Cautious
Risk Assessment
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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

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Black Hat
You should think like him !
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Yellow Hat
Optimism
Positive Thinking
Constructive
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Yellow Hat
Exact opposite of Black Hat thinking, which is
careful, critical and fill with judgement.
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Yellow Hat
Do you expect to find fish here ?
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Green Hat
Creative Thinking
Suggestions
Ideas
Proposals
Alternatives
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Green Hat
The Green Hat Thinking is concerned with New
ideas and New ways of looking at things.
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Green Hat
Think Creatively.
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Blue Hat
a. Organisation of thinking b. Control of
the other hats
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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.
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Blue Hat
You are the referee.
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References