Six ||Thinking Hats

Why Six, || Thinking, Hats

Why Six ? Possible thinking perspectives to solve a problem

Why || Thinking ?
Confusion is the biggest enemy for thinking
It is not possible to maximize sensitization in all directions at the same time Intelligence, experience, knowledge of all the members explored in all the directions

Why Hats ? No big logic

Need direction labels for thinking Hat is visible to everyone around Hat can be put on or taken off easily

What is || thinking?
At any moment everyone is looking in the same direction.

What is Six Thinking Hats?

1. Technique for effective meeting and/or problem solving. 2. Learn how to switch your view/vision and attitude. 3. A tool for individual and team learning & development.

So the six hats are?

Six colors of hats for six types of thinking
Each hat identifies a type of thinking Hats are directions of thinking

Hats help a group use parallel thinking

You can put on and take off a hat

Six colors
White: neutral, objective Red: emotional, angry Black: serious, somber Yellow: sunny, positive Green: growth, fertility Blue: cool, sky above

and six hats

White: objective facts & figures Red: emotions & feelings Black: cautious & careful Yellow: hope, positive & speculative Green: creativity, ideas & lateral thinking Blue: control & organization of thinking

Benefits of Six Thinking Hats

Provides a common language Experience & intelligence of each person (Diversity of thought) Use more of our brains Helps people work against type, preference Removal of ego (reduce confrontation) Save time Focus (one thing at a time) Create, evaluate & implement action plans

Using the hats

Use any hat, as often as needed Sequence can be preset or evolving Not necessary to use every hat Time under each hat: generally, short Requires discipline from each person While using it, stay in the idiom Adds an element of play, play along Can be used by individuals and groups

Blue / Practical Hat Role

Control of thinking & the process Begin & end session with blue hat Facilitator, session leaders role Choreography open, sequence, close Focus: what should we be thinking about Asking the right questions Defining & clarifying the problem Setting the thinking tasks

Open & Close with the blue hat..

OPEN: Why we are here what we are thinking about definition of the situation or problem what we want to achieve the background to the thinking a plan for the sequence of hats CLOSE: What we have achieved Outcome Conclusion Design Solution Next steps

White / Data Hat Thinking

Neutral, objective information Facts & figures Questions: what do we know, what dont we know, what do we need to know Excludes opinions, judgements Removes feelings & impressions Two tiers of facts Believed Facts Checked Facts

Red / Intuition Hat Thinking

Emotions & feelings Intuitions, impressions Doesnt have to be logical or consistent No justifications, reasons or basis All decisions are emotional in the end

Green / Creative Hat Thinking

New ideas, concepts, perceptions Deliberate creation of new ideas Alternatives and more alternatives New approaches to problems Creative & lateral thinking

Black / Critical Hat Thinking

Cautious and careful Logical negative why it wont work Critical judgement, pessimistic view Separates logical negative from emotional Focus on errors, evidence, conclusions Logical & truthful, but not necessarily fair

Yellow / Positive Hat Thinking

Positive & speculative Positive thinking, optimism, opportunity Benefits Best-case scenarios Exploration

Six hats summary

Blue: control & organization of thinking

White: objective facts & figures

Red: emotions & feelings Yellow: hope, positive & speculative Green: creativity, ideas & lateral thinking Black: cautious & careful