Different People, Different Views!

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What is parallel thinking?

At any moment everyone is looking in the same direction.

What is 6 Thinking Hats?

- Technique solving. for effective meetings & problem

- NOT What is

- What can be
- Experience & Intelligence of EVERYONE is used in EACH direction. - Explore the subject! E.g. Court of Law
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Lets put on the WHITE HAT !!!!!!!

Facts & Figures Neutral & Objective Eg. Computer E.g. Last month, there has been a 25% decrease in the sale of cheese pizzas, due to the inclination towards having a low fat diet.

Two kinds of facts: - Checked facts - Unchecked (Believed) facts

Lets put on the RED HAT !!!!!!!

I feel

It gives opportunity to express: Emotions and Intuition (experience).

Feelings,

E.g. My red hat thinking tells me that you want to oppose the merger to preserve your job rather than to benefit the shareholders. No justifications.

Lets put on the BLACK HAT !!!!!!!

NEGATIVE & PESSIMISTIC CAUTIOUS & CAREFUL HELPS IN DETECTING FLAWS LOGICAL OVERUSE OF BLACK HAT

Lets put on the YELLOW HAT !!!!!!!

OPTIMISTIC SPECULATIVE POSITIVE CONSTRUCTIVE & GENERATIVE HOPE

EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING

Lets put on the GREEN HAT !!!!!!!

New Ideas, Concepts and Perception. New Approaches toward the problem.

Change
Alternatives and Options. Humor Beyond what is well known.

Lets put on the BLUE HAT !!!!!!!

Instructions to think Organization of thought Control and Respect of the rules Right Questions Define the problem

Define the Targets

Explorative Questions Summaries and Conclusions

How to Use the Hat

Single Use Sequence Use Evolving Sequence Preset Sequence Group and Individual Individual in Group

Rules to be followed while using hats

Discipline
Direction not description Timing No fixed sequence to follow. Blue hat should always be used both at beginning and at end.

Premise set-up of 6 Thinking Hats

Lets decode how Human mind functions.

Perspective about Six Thinking hats.

Leading corporations where practice of 6 Hats Thinking was a run-away success:

IBM Statoil ( Norway) Siemens Ford McKinsey Ericsson

Advantages of adopting Six Hats method thinking

 Focused Thinking
Emphasis on parallel thinking

Symbolic role
Transformer of personality Removes ego Saves time Empowers organization

Managers Toolkit for Problem Solving Six Thinking Hats

Problem Statement / Scenario

IT Manager identifies reduced productivity in his team

Few areas impacting productivity of the team

More working hours leading to fatigue Tight schedule and missed deadlines Difficulty in dealing with customer complaints All these areas are related to Work Load Pressure

Approach to Problem Solving

Approach:1
Identify solutions to each of the problem Approach:2 Identify problem based on facts Analyze problem from various perspective

Generate ideas
Come to a consensus by the entire team and select feasible solutions
Logically, Approach 2 is a better choice

A technique to adapt this approach is to use Six Thinking Hats

Using Six Thinking Hats

1. White Hat : Facts and Figures Example of some information / data to be gathered :

1. No of defects, customer complaints

2. Overtime / weekends spent at work 3. Estimation & planning to identify missed deadlines

4. Business and technical knowledge of the team

2. Black Hat : Negatives of current scenario 1. Ineffective planning and estimation

2. Less members in the team than estimated

3. Lack of business knowledge training

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3. Yellow Hat : Positives of current scenario

1. Team is technically sound

2. Good team work that can be enhanced further 4. Red Hat : Feelings of the team 1. Team Size should be increased 2. Target date should be extended 3. Allowance must be given for overtime

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5. Green Hat : Solutions by creative thinking

1. Work from home concept

2. Business Knowledge Training to be imparted

3. Daily interaction with customer to update project 4. Proper sharing of work load among existing team

Conclusion
Consensus from the team for the solution Discuss suggestions as listed under Red and Green Hats Analyze feasibility of each of the suggestion Come to a consensus as agreed by all participants Implement suggested solution/s Track the problem scenario after implementation

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Kinjal Davda Chirag Joshi Preeti K 15 28 32

Anjali Mendhe Shraddha Mudras

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Hemant

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