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The 6 thinking hats

This concept was introduced to me by Mark Levison.

The Hats

White Hat

This is the information that is known or needed. When wearing this hat, think about facts and only the facts.

Yellow Hat

Yellow symbolizes brightness and optimism. When wearing this hat think about positives. What is the value/benefit?

Black Hat

Black symbolizes risk difficulties and problems. When wearing this hat, take a risk management approach. Can become very heavy if overused.

Red Hat

Red symbolizes emotionality. When wearing this hat, explore feelings, hunches, and intuition. Think about likes, dislikes, love, and hate.

Green Hat

Green symbolizes creativity. When wearing this hat, think of the possibilities. What alternatives exist, are there any new ideas?

Blue Hat

Blue symbolizes a freeze to be retrospective about the process of wearing hats. If things go off the rails, this is a way to stop and come back to task.

More detail on the framework can be found here: Six Thinking Hats – De Bono Group

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