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parallel thinking Identify each of the six hats Learn how to ask a good question Apply six hats method to problem solving
Six colors
White:
neutral, objective Red: emotional, angry Black: serious, somber Yellow: sunny, positive Green: growth, fertility Blue: cool, sky above
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objective facts & figures Red: emotions & feelings Black: cautious & careful Yellow: hope, positive & speculative Green: creativity, ideas & lateral thinking Blue: control & organization of thinking
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Set out to think in a certain direction Lets have some black hat thinking
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categories of people
Not: Hes a black hat thinker. Everyone can and should use all the hats
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Show off by being a better thinker Not destructive right vs. wrong argument
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in whole or in part
a common language Experience & intelligence of each person (Diversity of thought) Use more of our brains Helps people work against type, preference Removal of ego (reduce confrontation) Save time Focus (one thing at a time) Create, evaluate & implement action plans 9
about thinking Instructions for thinking The organization of thinking Control of the other hats Discipline and focus
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we are here what we are thinking about definition of the situation or problem alternative definitions what we want to achieve where we want to end up the background to the thinking a plan for the sequence of hats
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Neutral, objective information Facts & figures Questions: what do we know, what dont we know, what do we need to know Excludes opinions, hunches, judgements Removes feelings & impressions Two tiers of facts
Believed Facts Checked Facts
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Emotions & feelings Hunches, intuitions, impressions Doesnt have to be logical or consistent No justifications, reasons or basis All decisions are emotional in the end
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Positive & speculative Positive thinking, optimism, opportunity Benefits Best-case scenarios Exploration
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New ideas, concepts, perceptions Deliberate creation of new ideas Alternatives and more alternatives New approaches to problems Creative & lateral thinking
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Cautious and careful Logical negative why it wont work Critical judgement, pessimistic view Separates logical negative from emotional Focus on errors, evidence, conclusions Logical & truthful, but not necessarily fair
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cant get the right answer if we ask the wrong question Crucial blue hat skill One technique: five whys
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Traditional CPS
Mess-finding Data-finding
Problem-finding
Idea-finding Solution-finding Acceptance-finding
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more deliberate process than CPS Like CPS, uses creativity (green hat) Unlike CPS, provides a mechanism for evaluating ideas & making decisions
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Constructive thinking
Yellow hat Positive assessment of viable alternatives Black hat Screening for impossible, unusable Challenge the alternatives Yellow & green hats Overcome objections, correct faults, remove weaknesses, solve problems Black hat Further scrutiny; point out risks, dangers
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Blue hat Overview of achievements so far Organize choice of route Red hat Express feelings about the choices Yellow & black hats Looking for the best alternative Blue hat Strategy for implementation
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