Edward de Bono’s
Six Thinking Hats
An aid to decision making and
problem solving.
The Red Hat
• What do you feel
about the suggestion?
• What are your gut
reactions?
• What intuitions do you
have?
• Don’t think too long
or too hard.
The White Hat
• The information
seeking hat.
• What are the facts?
• What information is
available? What is
relevant?
• When wearing the
white hat we are
neutral in our thinking.
The Yellow Hat
• The sunshine hat.
• It is positive and
constructive.
• It is about
effectiveness and
getting a job done.
• What are the benefits,
the advantages?
The Black Hat
• The caution hat.
• In black hat the
thinker points out
errors or pit-falls.
• What are the risks or
dangers involved?
• Identifies difficulties
and problems.
• This is the creative
mode of thinking.
• Green represents
growth and
movement.
• In green hat we look
to new ideas and
solutions.
• Lateral thinking wears
a green hat.
The Green Hat
• The control hat,
organising thinking
itself.
• Sets the focus, calls
for the use of other
hats.
• Monitors and reflects
on the thinking
processes used.
• Blue is for planning.
The Blue Hat
Six Thinking Hats
Intuitive
Informative
Constructive
Cautious
Creative
Reflective

Six thinking hat.pptx

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    Edward de Bono’s SixThinking Hats An aid to decision making and problem solving.
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    The Red Hat •What do you feel about the suggestion? • What are your gut reactions? • What intuitions do you have? • Don’t think too long or too hard.
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    The White Hat •The information seeking hat. • What are the facts? • What information is available? What is relevant? • When wearing the white hat we are neutral in our thinking.
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    The Yellow Hat •The sunshine hat. • It is positive and constructive. • It is about effectiveness and getting a job done. • What are the benefits, the advantages?
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    The Black Hat •The caution hat. • In black hat the thinker points out errors or pit-falls. • What are the risks or dangers involved? • Identifies difficulties and problems.
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    • This isthe creative mode of thinking. • Green represents growth and movement. • In green hat we look to new ideas and solutions. • Lateral thinking wears a green hat. The Green Hat
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    • The controlhat, organising thinking itself. • Sets the focus, calls for the use of other hats. • Monitors and reflects on the thinking processes used. • Blue is for planning. The Blue Hat
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