Six Thinking Hats

Thinking Hats De Bono (English Six Thinking Hats ) is one of Edward de Bono in 1986 presented creativity technique. It is taking is a group discussion, represented by different colored hats where group members roles. Each hat represents a way of thinking or a point of view, an efficient discourse is to be achieved on a theme and at the same time no angle is disregarded.

Method

The individual hats stand for

  • White: Analytical thinking: Focus on facts, requirements and how they can be achieved (objective: The white sheet )
  • Red: Emotional thinking, feeling: Focus on feelings and opinions ( Subjective: fire and heat)
  • Black: Critical thinking: risk assessment, problems, skepticism, criticism, and fears communicate (Critical Black Paintings)
  • Yellow: Optimistic thinking: What's the best-case scenario ( Speculative: Sunshine )
  • Green: Creative, associative thinking: New ideas, creativity ( Constructive Growth )
  • Blue: grading, moderating thought: overview of the processes (' Big Picture ': The blue sky )

The participants of a hat or bracelet or place cards is according to the manner in which they should think, given in the corresponding color. It is important to adjust before the discussion on the color associated with the required properties and to stay in the discussion in "color " is.

Benefits, strengths and weaknesses

The Thinking Hats using the human ability of adjusting. Since all participants play a role, more open discussions are possible than if each participant " he " is. This gain in openness is paid for in part by theatrical behavior because the roles are often shown exaggerated. The distribution of roles is nevertheless certain that all significant modes of thinking may be considered for a decision. However, it should be ensured by upstream exercises that the subject is understood sufficiently deep.

As with most group techniques moderation is advised. Particularly if group members greatly in temperament and orientation ( introvert, extrovert ) differ, view angles could be overemphasized, because the role is represented on strong.

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