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Six Thinking Hatsby Edward de Bono
Mackenzie Parrish
Dr. Edward de Bono• He has written 76 books and
lectured in 58 countries
• Methods are mandatory on the school curriculum in some countries
• Coined the term lateral thinking
Purpose of the Six Thinking Hats
• Prevents confusion when thinking
• Corresponds to the different colors used in printing a map—think of it as mapmaking
• Focuses on deliberate thinking
The Six Thinking Hats
Black Thinking Hat
• Negative, but not emotional
• Never an argument
• Challenge of figures and reports
• “I have this negative view it is up to you to convince me that I am wrong.”
Yellow Thinking Hat
• Positive
• Not the same as red hat thinking—should find support and reasoning
• Uses constructive thinking
• “Failing that examination was the best thing that could have ever happened to her. She would not have been happy as a teacher.”
Green Thinking Hat• Creativity
• Look for new or different alternatives
• Lateral thinking—switching patterns• Movement and Provocation
• “Under the protection of the green hat, I want to suggest that we fire the sales force.”
If you want to use the Six Thinking Hats method
remember…• Always allow a switch in thinking
• What color hat you are wearing does not define you as a person—you are only “roleplaying”
• The “wearing” of the hats provides a convenience for requesting a certain type of thinking either of oneself or others
• The hats establish rules for the game of thinking
“…At this point I want to make a yellow hat remark. Try it out yourself!”
-Edward de Bono