Proutist Economic Development Six Hats Thinking

1. Proutist Economic DevelopmentSix Hats Thinking Dr. Michael Towsey  2004 Proutist Universal

2. Traditional Problem in Meetings • Someone presents a new idea. • Others think of the problems with it. • Another person with an idea keeps quiet – does not want to be ridiculed. • Creative thinking is stifled. Proutist Universal

3. Six Hats Thinking • Invented by Edward de Bono, world famous author of many books on creative and lateral thinking. • Described inSerious Creativity:   • The idea of six hats thinking is to avoid traditional western style of argumentation where people take opposing sides of an argument. • Recognises six styles of thinking. • Object: to manage the six styles to enhance creative outcomes. Edward de Bono Proutist Universal

4. White Hat Thinking • Neutral in an argument. • Concerned with data and information: • What information do we have here? • What information is missing? • What information would we like to have? • How are we going to get the information? Proutist Universal

5. Red Hat Thinking • Fire and warm. • Has to do with feelings and emotions, intuition, hunches: • What I feel about this project is … • My gut feeling is that this proposal will … • My intuition tells me that prices will … Proutist Universal

6. Black Hat Thinking • The stern judge or parent. • Comes down heavily on wrong doers. • Is critical. • Advises caution and care: • The regulations do not permit us to do that. • We do not have the production capacity to meet that order. • When we raised the price, sales dropped off. • He has no experience to do that job. Proutist Universal

7. Yellow Hat Thinking • Sunshine and optimism. • Positive outlook - thinks how to make a plan work. • Looks at the benefits of a plan or project: • This plan can work if we start here ... • That is a good idea after we have ... Proutist Universal

8. Green Hat Thinking • Lush vegetation and growth. • Creative thinking, new ideas, provocation, alternatives and hypotheticals: • We need some new ideas here. • We are stuck, does any one have another idea. • Could we do this work more efficiently if … • Could there be another reason why this is happening … Proutist Universal

9. Blue Hat Thinking • Think to the sky and overview. • Looks at the process, how something is being done. • Asks for summaries and offers summaries. • Normally the organiser of a meeting. • Sets the agenda for which thinking hat to wear: • We have spent much too long on this unimportant point. • I suggest we try some green hat thinking to get new ideas. Proutist Universal

10. Cereal consumption 1999 - Venezuela • Total domestic production = 2.16 million Mt • Total exports = 0.04 – 0.06 million Mt • Total imports – 2.16 million Mt Proutist Universal

11. The Problem • How can Venezuela become self-sufficient in the cereals that it needs? • The goal: Food Sovereignty. • Use Six Hats Thinking to come to proposals and solutions ... Proutist Universal

12. The Six Thinking Hats • White hat – neutral, information • Red Hat – feelings, intuitions, hunches • Black Hat – cautious, regulations, legalities • Yellow Hat – positive, optimistic • Green Hat – creative, original, unrestrained • Blue Hat – processes, organises, summarises Proutist Universal