Thinking Hats Each of the Hats is named for a colour that is mnemonically descriptive of the perspective one adopts when wearing the particular hat For example the devils advocacy is what one engages in when wearing the Black Thinking Hat ID: 814575
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De Bono’s Thinking Hats
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Each of the Hats is named for a colour that is mnemonically descriptive of the perspective one adopts when wearing the particular hat. For example the devil’s advocacy is what one engages in when wearing the Black Thinking Hat.
Slide3White
(Observer) White paper; Neutral; focus on information available, objective FACTS, what is needed, how it can be obtained
Slide4Red
Fire, warmth;
EMOTIONS, FEELINGS, intuition, hunches; present views without explanation, justification
Slide5Black Stern judge wearing black robe; judgmental; critical; why something is wrong; LOGICAL NEGATIVE view.
Slide6Yellow
Sunshine; optimism; LOGICAL POSITIVE view;
looks for benefits, what’s good.
Slide7Green
Vegetation;
CREATIVE thinking;
possibilities and hypotheses; new ideas
Slide8Blue
(Observer) Sky; cool; overview;
CONTROL of PROCESS, STEPS, OTHER HATS; chairperson, organizer; thinking about thinking
Slide9Red Hat. How do you feel about your piece of work?White Hat. What have you learned as you created your piece of work?
Yellow Hat. What has worked well? Why?Black Hat. What would you improve? Why?
Slide10Thinking Hats
Main
benefits of Six Thinking Hats method:Allow to say things without risk
Create awareness that there are multiple perspectives on the issue at handConvenient mechanism for 'switching gears'
Rules for the game of thinking
Focus thinkingLead to more creative thinking
Improve communication
Improve decision making