Six Thinking Hats When we attempt practical thinking there are three functional difficulties Emotions not thinkreact Helplessness inadequacy Confusion juggle too much We do too much ID: 482340
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Six Thinking HatsSlide2
Six
Thinking HatsSlide3
When we attempt practical thinking, there are three functional difficulties:
Emotions (not think/react)
Helplessness (inadequacy)
Confusion (juggle too much)Slide4
We do too much!Slide5
Six colors, six hats
Thinking is divided into six different modes.Slide6
Emotions & FeelingsSlide7
Benefits & PositivesSlide8
Cautious & CarefulSlide9
Creative ThinkingSlide10
Information/Facts
QuestionsSlide11
Organizing HatSlide12
Why hats?
Role playing
“Put on your thinking caps”
Easy to put on and take off
Allows us to switch rolesSlide13
Six Hats
Detaching from ego
Getting beyond argumentSlide14
Four uses of hats in meeting?
Put the hat on
Take the hat off
Switch hats
Signal your thinkingSlide15
Single hat & sequence use
Be used singly at point
Sequence Black : Yellow (assess)
Black : Green (Imp)Slide16
Effective use of “thinking hats” can keep:
Focus thinking more clearly
Lead to more creative thinking
Improve communication and thus decision makingSlide17
“Thinking is the ultimate human resource, yet we can never be satisfied with our most important skill.
No matter how good we become, we should always want to be better.”
Edward
DeBonoSlide18
Six Thinking HatsSlide19
Emotions & FeelingsSlide20
Emotional view
Recreations
Gut feeling & hunches
Legitimizes emotions
No need to justifySlide21
Benefits & PositivesSlide22
Positive thinking
Yellow sunshine & brightness
Reasons why idea will work
Supporting reasons Slide23
Cautious & CarefulSlide24
Judges robe
Points out risks
Problems & Difficulties
Logical basis
Points out errors in thinking
Feasibility Slide25
Creative ThinkingSlide26
New ideas & Possibilities
Growth
Proposals or suggestions
Change the proposal ideaSlide27
Information/Facts
QuestionsSlide28
White
Neutral
Computer-likeSlide29
Organizing HatSlide30
Control of thinking process
Organizing hat
Thinking about thinking
Asking right questions
What thinking is neededSlide31
Think!
Before It’s Too Late!