Creative Thinking With de Bono's Six Hats
Creative Thinking With de Bono's Six Hats
Creative Thinking With de Bono's Six Hats
using a spoon makes it easier to eat your soup or stir your tea using a ladder makes it easier to paint your ceiling using a motorcar makes it easier to get from A to B except in Bucharest!
Problem
add up these numbers as quickly as possible without using a calculator 375 727 548 865 982
Problem
add up the same numbers as quickly as possible without using a calculator 375 727 548 865 982
THE SIX HATS TOOL can be used by an individual or by a group it's a tool for thinking and acting more EFFECTIVELY and CREATIVELY
1 = White Hat = facts what you want to think about 2 = Red Hat = feelings how do you feel about the idea?
3 = Yellow Hat = benefits the good news what do you like about the idea
5 = Green Hat = new ideas 5a = Green Hat on Yellow Hat how can I increase the good news? how can I use the good news?
4 = Black Hat = problems the bad news what don't you like about the idea?
5b = Green Hat on Black Hat how can I avoid the bad news? how can I manage [live with] the bad news
6 = Blue Hat = action when and where and how am I going to use these ideas? note if you don't use these ideas, then you haven't achieved ANYTHING
brainstorming how can individuals or groups use the 6 Hats tool to think more effectively and creatively? background = an ability to brainstorm by yourself or in a group note that the six hats requires you to create new ideas so, the better you are at brainstorming, the better you'll be at using this thinking tool use the self-help tutorials at: http://www.brainstorming.co.uk