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De Bono 6 Thinking Hats PP

Edward de Bono developed the Six Thinking Hats technique to help groups analyze ideas from multiple perspectives in a balanced way. The six hats represent different thinking modes - red for feelings, white for facts, yellow for positives, black for caution, green for creative alternatives, and blue for process control. Using the hats framework, a group can systematically examine an issue from different angles to make informed decisions.

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De Bono 6 Thinking Hats PP

Edward de Bono developed the Six Thinking Hats technique to help groups analyze ideas from multiple perspectives in a balanced way. The six hats represent different thinking modes - red for feelings, white for facts, yellow for positives, black for caution, green for creative alternatives, and blue for process control. Using the hats framework, a group can systematically examine an issue from different angles to make informed decisions.

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Edward de Bono’s

Six Thinking Hats

An aid to decision making and


problem solving.
Description
Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats
techniques help you to a balanced assessment
of your ideas, problems and challenges.
By asking you to wear six different thinking
hats that represent the six different aspects of
how you can possibly think.
Objectives

De Bono's Six Thinking Hats offer us a


simple yet powerful alternative to discussion.
With this method we investigate together the
facts, the feelings, the pro's and cons, and the
creative solutions we can come up with. De
Bono calls this parallel thinking. The result of
this is a sincere dialogue in which personal
gains are set aside in favor of working
together to reach clarity.
Presentation Plan
Sets the agenda.
Sets the timing.
Decides on the next step.
Keeps everyone on the focus.
Handles requests.
Keeps the discipline when using the hats.
Handles the summary and conclusions.
Asks for decisions.
Target Audience
• The target audience includes Junior High
School and Senior High School students.
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.
The Green Hat

• 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 Blue 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.
Six Thinking Hats

Informative
Intuitive Constructive
Creative
Reflective

Cautious
Students Talking When
Teacher is Teaching:
White Hat: state the facts
- Students are talking when
Teacher is talking
- There is noise so that others
are distracted or can't hear
- Students don't know what to do
after the teacher has given
directions
- Many students get silly or off
task
Red Hat: states the emotions
- Teacher feels offended
- Students are frustrated because
they can't hear directions
- Those talking enjoy joking
around and being heard.
Black Hat: Negative aspects
- Time is wasted
- Learning is compromised
- Those who legitimately have
the floor feel that listeners
don't care about what they
are saying
- Chaos in the classroom
Yellow Hat: Positives of the
situation are examined
- everyone gets to say what is on
their mind
- I can be fun
- you don't have to wait until you
speak and therefore don't forget
what you what to say
- Not just the "smart" kids get to
speak
Green Hat: Creative ideas
that come with seeing the
problem in a new light
- Teacher will be more aware
of the amount of time that she
"talks"
- Teacher will try to include
interaction from many
different students, not just the
"smart" kids
Blue Hat: Sum up what is learned
- Teacher learned that she needs to limit
the amount of time she uses "Talking" as
a form of teaching
- Teacher needs to involve all students
in discussion. She needs to look for the
one who rarely offers comments or is
quietly waiting to be picked to answer.
Assessment
• Use the Six Thinking Hats to assess existing
problems, innovative ideas, work processes,
study topics, possible decisions, solve disputes
and much, much more.
• The method is simple, but extraordinarily
effective. This has lead to the situation that
many prominent organizations have
implemented this technique in their daily
businesses today.

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