Six Thinking Hats (Six Thinking Hats)

Six Thinking Hats is a simple, valid tive parallel thinking process that helps people be more productive, focused, and mindfully involved. And once learned the tools can be applied immediately!

You and your team members can learn how to separate thinking into six valuable functions and roles. each thinking role is identified with a colored symbolic "thinking hat. "By mentally wearing and switching" hats, "you can easily focus or redirect thoughts, the conversation, or the meeting.

 

 

·The white hat callfor information known or needed. "The Facts, just the facts ."

·The yellow hat symbolizes brightness and optimism. Under this hat you need e the positives and probe for value and benefit

·The black hat is judgment-The dedevil's advocate or why something may not work. spot the difficulties and dangers; where things might go wrong. probably the most powerful and useful of the hats but a problem if overused.

·The Red Hat signifies feelings, hunches and intuition. When using this hat you can express emotions and feelings and share fears, likes, dislikes, loves, and hates.

·The green hat focuses on creatitions; the possibilities, alternatives, and new ideas. It's an opportunity to express new concepts and new perceptions.

·The blue hat is used to manage the thinking process. It's the control mechanism that ensures the Six Thinking Hats guidelines are observed.

 

 

Edward de BonoThe Six Thinking Hats proposed are a model that comprehensively considers problems,<B>It is used to help people face complex situations or challenges and adopt different perspectives and methods of thinking.. When formulating strategies and making decisions, it is often necessary to consider the problem from multiple perspectives.

 

The Six Thinking Hats technology helps us to change the traditional way of thinking and intentionally explore new ways of thinking. People put on a special thinking cap and assume a specific role, as if they are the role themselves and are thinking like what the role requires. For example, for the purpose of discussion, a person may play a nitpicking role, This role requires the intention to pick up the thorns and put forward different opinions on other opinions, That is to say, we always adopt a criticism attitude to find out where other ideas are wrong.

 

· White hat (materials and information): White Paper, Neutral, Focuses on providing information, objective facts, what others need, and how to obtain them.

· Red Hat (intuition and feelings): Hot, warm, Emotional, intuitive, Provide ideas that do not justify.

· Black Hat (logic and criticism): focusing on others' opinions, Good judgment, Criticism, I think others' opinions are always wrong, Negative logic view.

· Yellow Hat (positive and optimistic): full of sunshine, Optimistic, Positive logic view, Always look for the good side.

· Green Hat (innovation and adventure): The color of plant life, Creative thinking, Actively assume and explore possibilities, A new idea is brewing.

· Blue hat (System and Control): the color of the sky, Give people a cool feeling, Provide information overview, Execute the control functions for processes, steps, and other thinking caps, Leaders and organizers, Thoughts on thinking.

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