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SIX THINKING HATS

FOR PEOPLE IN TECH

SIX
THINKING
HATS
 THE QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE

IS DETERMINED BY THE

QUALITY OF YOUR THINKING AND

DECISIONS.

THE SIX THINKING HATS TECHNIQUE GETS

YOU TO LOOK AT A PROBLEM IN SIX
DIFFERENT WAYS.

IT TAKES YOU BEYOND GUT FEEL, SO THAT

YOU EXPLORE A RANGE OF PERSPECTIVES.

WHEN YOU TRY OUT ALL SIX HATS, YOU

WILL GET A RICH COLLECTION OF INSIGHTS
TO HELP YOU TO DECIDE YOUR NEXT STEPS.

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 #1 WHITE HAT: THE FACTUAL HAT

WHEN YOU WEAR THIS HAT, YOU MUST:

-COLLECT FACTS.
-LOOK AT HISTORICAL TRENDS.
-BECOME NEUTRAL AND OBJECTIVE.
-ASK WHAT DO I ALREADY KNOW?
-ASK WHAT KEY INFORMATION IS MISSING?
-COLLECT THE MISSING INFORMATION.

- WHITE SYMBOLIZES BEING NEUTRAL.

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 #2 RED HAT: HAT OF THE HEART

WHEN YOU WEAR THIS HAT, YOU MUST:

- BE A BIT EMOTIONAL.
- EXPRESS YOUR FEELINGS, INTUITIONS,
SENSATIONS, PREFERENCES, AND OTHER NON-
JUSTIFIABLE PERCEPTIONS.
- VALUE YOUR GUT REACTION.
- DROP JUDGEMENT.
- DROP THE NEED TO JUSTIFY YOUR FEELINGS.

- RED SYMBOLIZES HEART.

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 #3 BLACK HAT: THE CAUTION HAT

WHEN YOU WEAR THIS HAT, YOU MUST:

- BE PESSIMISTIC, CAUTIOUS, DEFENSIVE.

- IMAGINE POTENTIALLY NEGATIVE OUTCOMES.
- VALUE RISK ASSESSMENT.
- MAKE PLANS ROBUST.
- ASK WHERE COULD THINGS GO WRONG?
- ASK WHY COULD IT NOT WORK?

- BLACK SYMBOLIZES BEING NEGETIVE.

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 #4 YELLOW HAT: THE OPTIMIST

WHEN YOU WEAR THIS HAT YOU MUST:

- FOCUSES ON VALUE, BENEFITS AND OPTIMISM.

- VISUALIZE THE MOST POSITIVE OUTCOME.
- HIGHLIGHT THE BENEFITS.
- BE POSITIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE.
- BECOME VALUE SENSITIVE.

- YELLOW SYMBOLIZES THE BRIGHTNESS OF

THE SUN, THE LUMINOSITY AND THE OPTIMISM.

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 #5 GREEN HAT: THE CREATIVE HAT

WHEN YOU WEAR THIS HAT YOU MUST:

- FOCUSES ON CREATIVE THINKING, POSSIBILITIES

AND NEW IDEAS.
- EXPLORE A RANGE OF IDEAS AND POSSIBLE
WAYS FORWARD.
- VALUE AND ALLOCATE TIME FOR CREATIVE
EFFORT.
- THINK OUT OF THE BOX.
- SEARCH ALTERNATIVES.

- SYMBOLIZES CREATIVITY AND NEWNESS.

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 #5 BLUE HAT: THE CONDUCTOR'S HAT

WHEN YOU WEAR THIS HAT YOU MUST:

- CONTROL YOUR THINKING AND MANAGE THE

DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.
- SUMMARIZE YOUR THINKING.
- REACH CONCLUSIONS.

- BLUE SYMBOLIZES SYNTHESIZE.

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IN A TEAM SETTING,

- UNLIKE THE OTHER HATS, THE BLUE HAT IS A

PERMANENT ROLE.

- IT IS WORN BY THE FACILITATOR OR

CHAIRPERSON OF THE MEETING.

- CONDUCTOR DEFINES THE PROBLEMS AND

ELABORATES THE QUESTIONS.

- THE CONDUCTOR PROPOSES OR CALLS TO USE

OF THE OTHER HATS.

- CONDUCTOR OWNS THE SYNTHESIS, THE

GLOBAL VISION AND THE CONCLUSIONS.

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THE SUMMARY

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 BENEFITS OF SIX THINKING HATS

1.ENCOURAGE PARALLEL THINKING.

TEAM MEMBERS CAN WEAR DIFFERENT HATS AND DO
DIFFERENT THINKING IN PARALLEL.

2.ENCOURAGE FULL-SPECTRUM THINKING.

AS A TEAM, YOU COVER ALL POSSIBILITIES.

3. REMOVE EGO AND ATTACHMENT TO IDEAS.

PEOPLE DON'T FEEL THREATENED WHEN “THEIR” IDEA IS
CHALLENGED. PEOPLE CRITICIZING AN IDEA IS NO LONGER
ABOUT YOU. CHALLENGING IDEAS BECOMES A VITAL PART
OF SOLVING A PROBLEM TOGETHER.

4.ALLOW FULLER INPUT FROM MORE PEOPLE.

HELPS YOU OBTAIN INPUT OR INFORMATION FROM EACH
PERSON AND PERSONALITY.
ENCOURAGE'S INTROVERTS TO SPEAK. DISCOURAGES
EXTROVERTS FROM DOMINATING THE DISCUSSION.

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