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GCSE Business Studies

Unit 1Introduction to Small Businesses

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1.2 Showing Enterprise

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Objectives and Outcomes

• To understand the 6 thinking hats theory. • To apply appropriate creating thinking

techniques to solve problems All students will identify the key features of each thinking hatMost students will understand how creative thinking techniques can be used to solve problemsSome students will use creative thinking techniques to successfully solve problems

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Creativity Recap

• What is lateral thinking?• What is blue skies thinking?• What does the term “competitive

advantage” mean?

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6 Thinking Hats

• When you completed the chocolate bar activity last lesson, did you find you missed out any important features?

• This often happens with blue skies thinking• One solution in the 6 thinking hats

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The 6 Hats

Positive

Creative

Big Picture

Negative

Emoional

Information

Each person should put on one of the thinking hats, and

consider the problem from a specific

perspective

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BLACK HAT The negative thinkerWhat is wrong with this?What are the points of caution?What could some of the difficulties be?

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YELLOW HAT The positive thinkerBenefits and feasibilityWhat are the good points?What are the different values?What are the reasons why an idea will work?

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WHITE HAT The Fact FinderWhat facts and information available and needed?What information do we have?What other facts do we know?How do we get the information we need?

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GREEN HAT The creative thinkerAlternatives and creative ideasAre there other ways to do this? What else could we do?What are the possibilities?

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RED HAT The emotional thinkerFeelings and hunchesWhat do I feel?Which idea do I like best?What do I feel about this idea?

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BLUE HAT The Big Picture hatOrganising and managing thinkingWhat are we thinking about?What thinking has been done?What do we want?

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Enterprise TaskYou need to get into groups of 2 or 3• Scenario: Imagine you are stranded on a desert island. You

have been stuck on the Island for a couple of days and no one has come to the rescue yet. You need to think of a way to:

• Let people know you are there,• Try and escape• Survive the next few days.

You have the following resources at your dispersal.

Bed sheet 5 metres of ropePile of stonesBucket

Ladder Masking tape Music Player Scissors

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Creative Thinking

• You now know all about creative thinking techniques.

• You must work as a team, and use some of these creative thinking techniques to find the most successful solution.

• Will you..– Write down every possibility, and then decide on the

best? (Blue Skies Thinking)– Think completely out of the box and come up with

something new and original (Lateral Thinking)– Consider all possibilities using the 6 thinking hats

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Homework

• Choose one of the 6 thinking hats. • Create an A4 poster on ONE hat• Include– The hat’s name– The hat’s perspective– Some questions the hat may ask.