6 hats ˜˚˛ creative thinking
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C R E AT I V E
C A U T I O N SF E E L I N G S
B E N E F I T SFA C T S
P R O C E S S
PROCESS / LEADERSHIP / ORGANIZER / PLANNING / THINKING ABOUT THINKING / ORGANIZING THE THINKING / PLANNING FOR ACTION /
INFORMATION & DATA / GOOGLE HAT / SEARCH FACTS / NEUTRAL & OBJECTIVE / WHAT DO I KNOW? / WHAT DO I NEED TO FIND OUT? / HOW WILL I GET THE INFORMATION I NEED?
SUNSHINE & RAINBOWS / POSITIVES / PLUS POINTS / WHY AN IDEA IS USEFUL / LOGICAL REASONS ARE GIVEN /
EMOTION / WHAT YOU FEEL / HEART / SOUL / INTUITION / HUNCHES / GUT INSTINCT / MY FEELINGS RIGHT NOW /
CRITICAL / COUNTER POINT OF VIEW / DIFFICULTIES / WEAKNESSES / DANGERS / RISKS / LOGICAL /
CREATIVITY / IDEAS / IMAGINATION / THOUGHTS / ALTERNATIVES / POSSIBILITIES / INNOVATION / ORIGINAL IDEAS /
L AT E R A L T H I N K I N G
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6 H AT S ��� C R E AT I V E T H I N K I N G
EDWARD DE BONO was a p ioneer of the s tudy of la tera l th inking. La tera l th inking appl ies to a l l d isc ip l ines. De Bono crea ted th is exerc ise where each ha t represents a d i f ferent way of th inking.
Question 1: What would happen if there was no Money?
Question 2: What makes the perfect Friend?
C R E AT I V E
C A U T I O N S
F E E L I N G S
B E N E F I T S
FA C T S
P R O C E S S
L AT E R A L T H I N K I N G
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Blue Hat__ . Organizes the group, fac i l i ta tes d iscuss ion, a l lows everyone
to be heard and makes the f ina l decis ions. Typica l ly the spokes-
person for the group.
__ . Organizes everyone as they reth ink the swimsui t .
White Hat__ .Whi te ha t f inds in forma t ion . The researcher.
__ . “The funct ion of the swimsui t is to res is t wa ter and be com-
for table e tc. Most swimsui ts are l ightweight and made of…. Etc.”
Red Hat__ . Red ha t th inks f rom a p lace of emot ion and fee l ings.
__ . “ I want a swimsui t tha t is the height o f fashion, who cares i f
i ts pract ica l ”
__ . “ I t should have fun designs” .
__ . “ I t should make me fee l…etc.”
Green Hat__ . Green Ha t is crea t ive and an idea genera tor.
__ . “Could a swimsui t have bui l t in B luetooth?”
__ . “Could a swimsui t change colors based on sun exposure?”
__ . “Could i t have a bui l t in cup holder?”
Yel low Hat__ . Ye l low ha t g ives good posi t ives for the ideas. Also th inks
about how i t could benef i t the grea ter good. Also logica l .
__ . “Could the B luetooth swimsui t be made of a susta inable ma te-
r ia l? Whi te Ha t….can you research susta inable fabr ics?”
Black Hat__ . B lack g ives construct ive cr i t ic ism to the group’s ideas. But is
carefu l not to be overly nega t ive.
__ . “We have to th ink about costs o f these ideas. I t would make
swimsui ts too expensive for most people.”
Let ’s redesign and reth ink the per fect swimsui t .