Glory to

Shree ParamKrupalu Dev!!!

Glory to
Shree Sadguru Dev!!!

Lets have a discussion!

The coming Week we wanna
go for a Vacation!
Where and How??

How to use Edward De

Bonos
Parallel Thinking Method

Objectives of this Session

Define parallel thinking
Identify each of the six hats
Apply six hats method to

problem solving

What is parallel thinking?

At any moment
everyone is looking in the
same direction.

Traditional Thinking
Mode - Argumentative

Traditional Thinking
Mode - Argumentative

The Six Hats Parallel Thinking Method

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: Caution & Carefulness
Yellow: Hope & positive
Green: Creativity, ideas & lateral

thinking
Blue: Control & organization of
thinking

White Hat Thinking

Neutral, objective information
Facts & figures
Questions: what do we know, what

dont we know, what do we need to

know
Excludes opinions, hunches, judgments
Removes feelings & impressions
Two tiers of facts (Bapas favorite)
Believed Facts
Checked Facts

Red Hat Thinking

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

Black 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 Hat Thinking

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

Green Hat Thinking

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

The Blue Hat

Thinking about thinking
Instructions for thinking
The organization of thinking
Control of the other hats
Discipline and focus

Results of Six Hat

Thinking
Deriving power from focused thinking
Saving time
Removing ego from decisions
Doing one thing at a time

Lets have a discussion

again!
The coming Week we wanna go
for a Vacation!
Where and How??

Where Can We Use it

Seva (Decision making, problem

solving, tackling opposing views &

friction)
Relationships (Generation
Planning by an Individual

G A P)