Edward de Bono’s 6 hats parallel thinking Mr. s barman

Wearing Caps for situational leadership de Bono’s “Six hats”

The Blue Hat likes the big picture. It’s usually the first and last step during which we focus on objectives, organize the thinking process and confirm chosen ideas serve the project. It devises the overarching strategy and applies it. The Blue Hat thinks about thinking.

The White Hat approaches problems with facts. The sole purpose of the White Hat is to deal with information It doesn’t criticize, analyze or get otherwise involved It lists facts and points out the information that is missing.

The Green Hat creates. Its purpose is to spurt out ideas. It doesn’t judge. It doesn’t filter. It creates for the sake of it. The Green Hat often reacts to the Black Hat to find creative ways around problem areas

The Red Hat is all about emotions. It’s the gut feeling, the instinctive response to an idea. The Red Hat doesn’t deal with “why”. Does not allow rational thinking.

The Yellow Hat focuses on the positive. It looks for arguments why an idea is good. The Yellow Hat is the analytical process that searches the good aspects of each idea.

The Black Hat focuses on the negative. It opposes the Yellow Hat. It arguments why an idea will not work. Allows you to be critical and search for the obstacles and barriers that may hinder the project.

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