What Does The Six Thinking Hats Do

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WHAT DOES THE

SIX
THINKING
HATS
DO?

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INTRODUCTION

Six Thinking Hats or De Bono's


Six Thinking Hats is a structured
creative thinking tool that helps
teams generate ideas using
different ways of thinking. These
distinct ways of thinking are
represented as six different
coloured hats - White, Yellow,
Black, Red, Green & Blue

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‘The Six Thinking Hats’ is a
popular method of getting a
team to think about a topic from
multiple angles. Any
brainstorming exercise needs
good planning, facilitation and
post-session work to derive the
benefits of the time spent by a
group of experts.

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WHITE HAT

A white hat is like a detective


who gathers, organises, analyses,
and presents current information.
Similarly, while “wearing” a white
thinking hat, you should collect
known information and analyse it
to reach fact-based solutions.
Analysis of the gathered data will
help you find gaps so you can
look for ways to fill them or at
least take note of them, giving
you a better idea of how to direct
your conversations.

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YELLOW HAT

This hat represents enthusiasm


and optimism. Like a bright,
sunny day, the yellow hat is
used to bring positive energy
and life to every idea.
With this thinking hat, you may
seek to find the benefits and
value of ideas. You should not
be hampered by limitations or
boundaries but rather believe
that when there’s a will, there’s a
way.

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BLACK HAT

The black hat is the opposite of


the yellow hat and represents
judgement. Wearers of this hat
look for ways that the situation
can go wrong. It is used to expose
flaws, weaknesses, and possible
dangers of proposed ideas. It
dives below the surface to find
any potential problems. The black
hat is essential to keep you from
jumping headfirst into a
potentially disastrous situation.

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RED HAT

While you have the red thinking


hat, your primary goal is to
intuitively suggest proposals and
action plans based on feelings
and hunches. This hat is open-
minded and non-judgmental.
Using the information gathered
from feelings and emotions, you
should be able to intuitively
relate these feelings to the
problem you are trying to solve.

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GREEN HAT

Green hats are used for creative


thinking. It lets you think outside
the box to explore more
possibilities and bend problem-
solving rules. As you work with the
green thinking hat, you are free to
express any idea that comes to
mind. Even ideas that may sound
crazy can have a kernel of
feasibility that can put you on the
right path to solving your
problem.

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BLUE HAT

This hat provides a management


role and will help you analyse
the situation. When wearing the
blue hat, your job is to manage
the thinking of the other hats to
ensure that the team stays
focused and works more
efficiently toward a workable
solution. The role makes sure
the different hats are being
used correctly.

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