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6thinkinghatsiftekhar 121018010625 Phpapp01 PDF
6thinkinghatsiftekhar 121018010625 Phpapp01 PDF
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Parallel Thinking
• At any moment everyone is looking in the same
direction.
• Each thinker puts forward his or her thoughts in
parallel with the thoughts of others
• Guides thought processes in one direction at a time
so we can effectively analyze issues, generate new
ideas, and make better decisions.
• Constructive alternative to arguments
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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
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Edward de Bono
• Physician, author, inventor and
consultant.
• Born: May 19, 1933. Malta
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Six colors…
• White: neutral, objective
• Red: emotional, angry
• Black: serious, somber
• Yellow: sunny, positive
• Green: growth, fertility
• Blue: cool, sky above
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…and six hats
• White: Objective facts & figures
• Red: Emotions & feelings
• Yellow: Hope, positive & speculative
• Green: Creativity, ideas & lateral thinking
• Blue: Control & organization of thinking
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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
• Can be used by individuals and groups
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Blue Hat
Managing the Thinking Process
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Open with the blue hat…
• Why we are here
• what we are thinking about
• definition of the situation or problem
• what we want to achieve
• where we want to end up
• the background to the thinking
• a plan for the sequence of hats
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White Hat
Information Available & Needed
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Red Hat
Intuition and Feelings
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Black Hat
Caution, Difficulties, and Problems
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Yellow Hat
Benefits and Feasibility
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Green Hat
Alternatives and Creative Ideas
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…and close with the blue hat
• What we have achieved
• Outcome
• Conclusion
• Design
• Solution
• Next steps
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Summary
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General hat issues
• Direction, not description
– Set out to think in a certain direction
– “Let’s have some black hat thinking…”
• Not categories of people
– Not: “He’s a black hat thinker.”
– Everyone can and should use all the hats
• A constructive form of showing off
– Show off by being a better thinker
– Not destructive right vs. wrong argument
• Use in whole or in part
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Benefits of Six Thinking Hats
• Provides a common language
• Experience & intelligence of each person (Diversity of
thought)
• Helps people work against type, preference
• Removal of ego (reduce confrontation)
• Focus (one thing at a time)
• Create, evaluate & implement action plans
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Thank You
• Questions/comments?
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