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The
'Six Thinking Hats' is a quick, simple and powerful
technique to improve your thinking. It does
this by encouraging you to recognize what type
of thinking you are using, and to apply different
types of thinking to the subject.
Sounds
strange? Take two minutes to expand your thinking
skills…
We
all use different types of thinking, usually
without realizing it. For example, if we are
feeling pessimistic about the situation, that
is the only type of thinking we apply! This
limits our ability to see all the issues.
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The
White Hat is cold, neutral, and
objective. Take time to look at the facts
and figures. |
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The
Red Hat represents anger (seeing red).
Take time to listen to your emotions,
your intuition. |
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The
Black Hat is gloomy and negative.
Take time to look at why this will fail. |
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The
Yellow Hat is sunny and positive.
Take time to be hopeful and optimistic. |
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The
Green Hat is grass, fertile and growing.
Take time to be creative and cultivate
new ideas. |
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The
Blue Hat is the color of the sky,
high above us all. Take time to look from
a higher and wider perspective to see
whether you are addressing the right issue. |
You can also think of the hats as pairs:
White
and Red
Black
and Yellow
Green
and Blue
Print
out this page for reference, and next time
you are thinking through an issue, try on
de Bono's thinking hats. You'll soon find
that they give you a quick, simple, and powerful
technique to improve your thinking.
(And
if you'd like to buy the latest edition of
de Bono's book, click
here.)
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