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Six Thinking Hats: A Mind Tool For Decision Making

1. The document describes Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats method for parallel thinking in problem solving. 2. The Six Thinking Hats method involves breaking into groups to apply specific types of thinking - white hat for facts, red for emotions, black for caution, yellow for benefits, green for creativity, and blue for process control. 3. The reasons for using this method are that it encourages parallel thinking, full spectrum thinking, and separates ego from performance in decision making.

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Six Thinking Hats: A Mind Tool For Decision Making

1. The document describes Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats method for parallel thinking in problem solving. 2. The Six Thinking Hats method involves breaking into groups to apply specific types of thinking - white hat for facts, red for emotions, black for caution, yellow for benefits, green for creativity, and blue for process control. 3. The reasons for using this method are that it encourages parallel thinking, full spectrum thinking, and separates ego from performance in decision making.

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Six Thinking Hats

A Mind Tool for Decision Making


Role Play

Dr. Arslan Mazhar


Instructor
Health Services Academy, Islamabad
[email protected]
Session Plan
1. Materials:
Power point presentation

2. Role Play:
- Identify problem.
- Break into groups under six hats (Six groups).
- Apply specific hat thinking in groups (15 min) for the
selected problem.
- One member from each group involve in the decision
making process.
- Rest are observants.
- Feed back.
How to use Edward
deBono’s
parallel thinking in
problem solving
Back ground
• Edward de Bono- - Creativity expert
1985

• Parallel thinking - Looking in the same


direction

• Positive, rational
thinking approach
Characteristics
• Pessimist approach - Excessively defensive

• Emotional approach - May fail to look at


decisions calmly

• Specialized school of - Creativity, problem solving,


thought in six thinking emotions, information,
hats logic, hope, creativity,
doubt planning, decision
making are addressed.
Reasons to use the Six Thinking Hats

• Encourage parallel thinking

• Encourage full spectrum thinking

• Separate ego from performance


White Hat
Type of thinking What it is like What it is not
Facts and figures Neutral Interpreting
Information needs Objective Opinion giving
and gaps Rational Persuading
Computer-like

Example:
Lets drop the arguments and proposals and look at the
database.
Red Hat
Type of thinking What it is like What it is not
Emotions and Gut- reactions Justifying,
feelings Hunches Explaining
Intuitions according to
logical consistent

Example:

I think this is a terrible proposal.


Black Hat
Type of thinking What it is like What it is not
Logical-negative Negative Emotional
assessment , Why Subjective
it won’t work, “yes,
but”
Judgment and
caution

Example:
I think your suggestions doesn't not fit the facts,
the available experience, the system in use or
the policy being followed.
Yellow Hat
Type of thinking What it is like What it is not
Logical-positive Positive Emotional
assessment Cynical
Focus on benefits

Example:

Why some thing will work and why it will offer


benefits.
Green Hat
Type of thinking What it is like What it is not
Creative and Generating Judgmental
lateral alternatives Negative
Changing
Getting new ideas

Example:

I have alternatives to improve the outcome of this


project.
Blue Hat
Type of thinking What it is like What it is not

Control of Process control Persuading


thinking Giving all hats Criticizing
their turn Advocating
Monitoring
Example:

I think we should do some more green hat thinking


at this point.

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