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The Six Thinking Hats
Edward de Bono
Edward de Bono has written 65 books with translations in 37 languages. He has been invited to work in 52 countries.He was born in Malta and graduated from the University of Malta. He proceeded as a Rhodes Scholar to Oxford and has held appointments at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, London and Harvard.
Dr de Bono is the originator of the term 'lateral thinking' which now has an official entry in the Oxford English Dictionary. He is regarded as the leading international authority in conceptual and creative thinking, and also the direct teaching of thinking as a skill.
Thinking is a skill, that is all about using what you’ve got
Thinking is a skill, that is all about using what you’ve got
An excellent driver will get great performance, even out of a banger.
Thinking is a skill, that is all about using what you’ve got
An excellent driver will get great performance, even out of a banger.
A poor driver won’t get a goodperfomance out of a great car.
Thinking is a skill, that is all about using what you’ve got
A person of average intelligence with good thinking skills can be very creative.
A very intelligent person with bad thinking skills won’t be creative.
The Six Thinking Hats
Traditional Meeting
Parallel Thinking
Parallel Thinking
Parallel Thinking
Parallel Thinking
Parallel Thinking
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Each ‘hat’ represents a perspective or way of thinking
They are metaphorical hats that a thinker can put on or take off to indicate the type of thinking they are using
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In a group we can ask members to ‘put on’ different hats in a sequence to aid the problem solving process
This can help overcome the problem of each group member adopting random positions at random times
The Six Thinking Hats
It also permits us to control people who insist of sticking to one perspective - we can ask them to assume a different hat
Many major international organisations use this technique for problem solving
The Six Thinking Hats
FOCUS
Managing the ThinkingSetting the focusMaking summariesOverviews & conclusionsAction Plans
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FOCUS
Information & DataNeutral and objectiveChecked and believed factsMissing information & Where to source it
Managing the ThinkingSetting the focusMaking summariesOverviews & conclusionsAction Plans
The Six Thinking Hats
FOCUS
Information & DataNeutral and objectiveChecked and believed factsMissing information & Where to source it
Managing the ThinkingSetting the focusMaking summariesOverviews & conclusionsAction Plans
Why it may workValues * Benefits(both known and potential)Logical reasons must be given
The Six Thinking Hats
FOCUS
Information & DataNeutral and objectiveChecked and believed factsMissing information & Where to source it
Managing the ThinkingSetting the focusMaking summariesOverviews & conclusionsAction Plans
Why it may not workCautions * DangersProblems * FaultsLogical reasons must be given
Why it may workValues * Benefits(both known and potential)Logical reasons must be given
The Six Thinking Hats
FOCUS
Information & DataNeutral and objectiveChecked and believed factsMissing information & Where to source it
Managing the ThinkingSetting the focusMaking summariesOverviews & conclusionsAction Plans
Why it may not workCautions * DangersProblems * FaultsLogical reasons must be given
Why it may workValues * Benefits(both known and potential)Logical reasons must be given
Creative ThinkingPossibilities * AlternativesNew Ideas * New ThinkingOvercome black hat issuesReinforce yellow hat issues
The Six Thinking Hats
FOCUS
Information & DataNeutral and objectiveChecked and believed factsMissing information & Where to source it
Managing the ThinkingSetting the focusMaking summariesOverviews & conclusionsAction Plans
Why it may not workCautions * DangersProblems * FaultsLogical reasons must be given
Why it may workValues * Benefits(both known and potential)Logical reasons must be given
Creative ThinkingPossibilities * AlternativesNew Ideas * New ThinkingOvercome black hat issuesReinforce yellow hat issues
Feelings and IntuitionEmotions and hunchesNo reasons or justifications“At this point”Keep it short
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FOCUS
Managing the ThinkingHow do we sequence the eventsExplain? Summarize.What is your conclusion?What next? Action plan?What is the main idea?
Information & DataWho, what, when, where?What do you know about?What are the facts about?What do you need to know?Where do you locate this?
Why it may workWhat are the benefits?What is good about?What is a positive outcomes?What is the value?Can this be made to work?
Why it may not workWhat are the risks of?Why won’t/didn’t this work?What were the difficulties of?What are the consequences of?What should you be cautious about?
Creative ThinkingWhat if?What is good about?What else can we do?What is the value of?How can we make this work?What are the alternatives?
Feelings and IntuitionWhat does your intuition tell you?Did your feelings change? How?What prejudices are present?What are you feeling now?What is your hunch about?
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We tend to use all of the Six Hats on a daily basis, but people tend to have default hats that they use more often.
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Which two hats do you feel more comfortable using?
Hat 1: __________________ Hat 2: __________________
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Which two hats do you feel dominate in your team/organisation?
Hat 1: __________________ Hat 2: __________________
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What impact does that have on your team’s effectiveness?
_____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________