Main idea and its purpose
The six thinking hats are a method of improving thinking efficiency created by Edward de Bono. The main difficulty that a person faces in the process of thinking is confusion, because emotions, information, logic, expectations, the creative spirit are involved at the same time. This collision process can be likened to juggling too many balls. Edward de Bono offers a simple solution - a person cannot do several things at the same time, so it is necessary to separate emotions from logic, creativity from information and positive thinking from criticism. The method pays attention to the attitudes and roles that contribute to solving the problem,and also ensures that the participants of the discussion do not compete with each other, but think in a similar direction.
Application guidance: scope of application, for example, when working with a group of a certain age and composition; in individual work, etc.
Putting one of the hats on your head activates a certain type of thinking. White hat - associated with objective facts, Red hat - associated with emotional point of view, Black hat - associated with critical evaluation of an idea, Yellow hat - associated with optimism and positive thinking, Green hat - associated with creativity and new ideas, Blue hat - associated with control and process monitoring.
"Thinking hats" can be used to structure the discussion. For example, one can start with a white hat to get complete information about the issue under discussion; continues with the red hat to find out how each member feels about the issue; followed by the green hat to look for possible solutions…
One can also assign one of the hats to each participant, thus ensuring that all roles are represented in the discussion. Participants should be encouraged not to think only with their own color but to create a normal discussion, at the same time, keeping an eye on when his/her color could be useful for a fruitful continuation of the discussion.
The results of applying the method, for example, increasing the ability to go beyond standard solutions, etc.
Edward de Bono created the six thinking hats method to improve thinking efficiency. The method of six thinking hats can be used most successfully in a group, because then the knowledge, experience and abilities of each group member are involved, directed towards the solution of a specific problem.
There are various obstacles that hinder the successful course of discussions: People occupy one role and do not want to leave it, for example the "eternal critic"; people are attuned to each other and look for points in what the other has said; after putting forward an idea, complacency sets in and people stop thinking about alternative solutions. Depending on how the 'Thinking Hats' method is used, it allows you to look at the problem from different points of view, or to put everyone in the same boat, thus forcing people to break their usual roles and think together in the same direction, while avoiding the threat. , to get stuck in conformism.
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