Six Thinking Hats

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Six Thinking Hats
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Parallel Thinking Opposite of argument Same
direction Direction can be changed No one is
wrong
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Parallel Thinking Terms Coping vs. Deliberate
Reactive vs. Mapmaking
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Purpose of Six Hats Role-playing Attention
directing Convenience Possible basis in brain
chemistry Rules of the game
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Review of the Hats
White Hat Concerned with Facts
Figures Identifies information that we have
what is missing Neutral
Red Hat Provides a place for feelings, hunches,
and intuition Legitimizes the emotions attached
to an issue Express emotions without justifying
them
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Review of the Hats
Yellow Hat Think positive - deliberately What are
the benefits in the situation Aims for
effectiveness
Black Hat Think caution survival Risk
Assessment Ask What are the potential problems?
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Review of the Hats
Green Hat Think of creativity energy Explore
options alternatives Demands new ideas -
forward movement
Blue Hat Conducts the Orchestra Directs the
thinking styles of the group Sets the focus of
the thinking Summaries, overviews, and
conclusions.
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What color hat am I wearing?
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Office Space Video
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Forward Movement Exercise
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Real-life scenario
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My thinking
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• What 2 or 3 misconceptions do you think people
  have about your thinking style?
• What 1 or 2 things could people do to work with
  your thinking style more effectively?

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• If You Are Working With A White Hat Thinker
• Use focusing questions to obtain information
• Try to be neutral and more objective
• Remember that the spectrum of information can
  be defined as fact and sometimes or
  occasionally.

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• If You Are Working With A Red Hat Thinker
• Remember that they care about feelings
• Remember that these are visible feelings
• Allow the red hat thinker to explore the
  feelings of others
• Never require the red hat thinker to justify or
  provide logic

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• If You Are Working With A Black Hat Thinker
• Acknowledge that there are stages where risk,
  danger and potential problems need to be
  considered.
• Invite the Black Hat Thinker to help assess.
• Rememberthe Black Hat thinker is about fit
• Acknowledge that the basis of survival, of
  success is important.
• Remember that Black Hat thinking is not argument,
  only caution.

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• If You Are Working With A Yellow Hat Thinker
• Remember their concern for positive assessments
• Remember the spectrum of the logical and
  practical at one end and hopes at the other
• Remember they are good with concrete proposals
  and suggestions and making things happen
• Remember yellow hat thinkers want effectiveness

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• If You Are Working With A Green Hat Thinker
• Remember that movement is more important than
  judgment
• Look for new ideas

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• If You Are Working With A Blue Hat Thinker
• Remember blue hat thinking is open to anyone
• Remember that arguments can be halted by blue
  hat thinkers.
• Blue Hat Thinkers may be blunt.
• Remember that Blue Hat Thinkers may suppose
  multiple corrections under certain circumstances.
• Blue Hat Thinkers like progress, results and
  order.

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