1. Six Thinking Hats

2. It is a simple and effective system
that increases productivity. There
are six metaphorical hats and each
defines a certain type of thinking.
In this system, thinking is divided
into six categories with each category identified with its own colored
metaphorical “thinking hat”.
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3. • neutral, objective
• facts, information, data,
research and knowledge
• You focus directly on the
information.
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4. Example:
• What was the problem?
• What is the main idea?
• What information do we
have here?
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5. • feelings, hunches, emotions,
intuitions
• Allows to put forward your
feelings and intuitions without
the need for justification.
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6. Example:
• I don’t like the way this is
being done.
• Are you hungry?
• Why are you angry to him?
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7. • benefits, good, positive, value,
strengths
• Allows you to look for benefits,
feasibility and how something
can be done.
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8. Example:
• What is the benefits of this
option?
• What was the good of……
• What is the value of……
• What are the positive assets
of this design?
• How can we make this work?
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9. • thinking, summarizing,
concluding, organizing, listing
• It is for organizing and
controlling the thinking
process so that it becomes
more productive.
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10. Example:
• How do you get your answer?
• Tell me the order of events for
what you have read.
• What is your conclusion?
• Ask for summary, conclusion
or decision.
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11. • creativity, imagination, new
ideas, possibilities
• Makes time and space available
to focus on creative thinking
• Ask for creative effort
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12. Example:
• Can you create other ways to
do this?
• How would you solve the
problem?
• Could there be another
explanation?
• Are there any additional
alternatives?
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13. • caution, danger, risks, weakness
• It is the most used hat and
possibly the most useful hat.
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14. Example:
• Costs
• Regulations
• Safety Issues
• What are the consequences of….
• What are the risks of…..
• What are the difficulties…..
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