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Six Thinking Hats

Six Thinking Hats. From the part to the whole From the different/unique to the common From analysis to synthesis. Six Thinking Hats. Parallel thinking mastermind. Six Thinking Hats. “The six thinking hats allow us to conduct our thinking as a conductor might lead an orchestra.”

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Six Thinking Hats

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  1. Six Thinking Hats From the part to the whole From the different/unique to the common From analysis to synthesis

  2. Six Thinking Hats Parallel thinking mastermind

  3. Six Thinking Hats “The six thinking hats allow us to conduct our thinking as a conductor might lead an orchestra.” -- Edward de Bono

  4. TEACHING THINKING SKILLS To be used with 3 year olds All ages All business people To involve communities in projects

  5. The tool to Go beyond confusion Help gifted children become brighter Help not that gifted children improve and fly

  6. FROMSOCRATES: DIALECTPLATO: TRUTHARISTOTLE: ARGUMENT TO CREATIVE PARALLEL THINKING Co-operation

  7. Blue HatThink Blue SkyThe conductor of the orchestraThe big organizer

  8. Blue Hat – Organizing the Thinking Process When you wear the blue hat, your task is to define the situation, set the parameters, decide how you will proceed with the other hats (which ones to wear, and in which order), and control the process until a satisfactory resolution is reached. Thus, the blue hat is generally the first and the last to be worn.

  9. FOCUS + PURPOSE What are we here for? What are we thinking about? What is the end goal? What sequence of hats are we going to use? What have we achieved?

  10. White Hat INFORMATIONin parallel

  11. White Hat – Objective Facts and Figures What do we know? What do we need to know? What is missing? What questions do we need to know How might we get the information we need?

  12. If information conflicts… All information is put alongside, then gets checked

  13. RED HAT:Fire and warmEMOTIONS, FEELINGS, INTUITION

  14. I do not like this idea at allMy feeling is that this simply will not workMy intuition is that it will be disastrous I feel it is a waste of time + ^ - Not obliged to say why you feel what you feel

  15. BLACK HATCRITICAL THINKINGcareful!Risk assessment

  16. BLACK HAT:It points out:dangers, faults, problems Does this fit our values? Does this fit our resources? Does this fit our strategy and objectives? Does this fit our abilities?

  17. To indicate a fault in logic To point out incorrect information To point out faults and weaknesses To point out why something does not fit To point out the “downside” To point out potential problems NOT OVERUSE

  18. YELLOW HAT:VALUE SENSITIVITYTHE LOGICAL POSITIVEValues, Benefits, That’s why it should work!OptimismThe glass is half full!see the unseen beauty!

  19. YELLOW HAT:VALUE SENSITIVITY:

  20. GREEN HAT: THE INVITATION TO CREATIVITYBe Creative or Be Quiet

  21. NEW IDEAS, ALTERNATIVES, POSSIBILITIES,DESIGNS, HYPOTHESIS(PRESOCRATICS)VISIONS

  22. The balance of neurotransmitters from ego behavior to a co-operative, constructive thinker Easy to teach- easy to learn A symbology for swift in thinking Impersonal Strong fast

  23. All wear the same hat Everyone is looking at the same direction We do not change the person/ behavior USE: occasional use of a hat for a specific subject Systematic: all hats in sequence (Time management if needed)

  24. When using the hats systematically: Pre-set approach of sequence Evolving: you choose the next hat after you have finished with the previous one START with the BLUE HAT

  25. THE DECISION has been made by itself It is self-evident

  26. In assessment Yellow> Black> Green

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