Powerful Thinking Concepts

Powerful Thinking Concepts

INTRODUCTION
Six Thinking Hats, a thinking skills training course from Edward de Bono,
teaches parallel thinking as an alternative to argument.
Parallel thinking guides thought processes in one direction at a time so we can
effectively analyze issues, generate new ideas, and make better decisions.
Six Thinking Hats helps put our opinions and egos aside so we can focus on a
way forward, without argument.
Six Thinking Hats training is fast-paced, practical, and interactive. Participants
learn how to separate emotion from facts, the positive from the negative and
critical thinking from creative thinking.

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Objectivity
Six Thinking Hats Teaches YouHow to:
Separate thinking into six distinct modes, which are identified with
their own methodological "hat." By mentally wearing and switching
"hats," you change your mode of thinking.
Increase the constructive output from meetings and decrease meeting
times.
Explore each situation or problem and generate alternatives that go
beyond obvious solutions.
Use "Parallel Thinking" techniques as a powerful alternative to
adversarial thinking and to encourage ideas.
Foster collaborative thinking and interaction by keeping egos in check.
Develop a framework for, and promote the use of, several different
ways of thinking.
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Workshop Objective:

Potential realization as human beings

Bring a positive change for Parallel Thinking.
Gives you the Habit of thinking
Brings the best out of You
This will Reflect on:

Self
Colleagues
Organization

Practice and application

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Systematic thinking
Step 1:Present the facts of the case
Step 2: Generate ideas on how the case
could be handled
Step 3: Evaluate the merits of the ideas
List the benefits
Step 4: List the drawbacks
Step 4: Get everybodys gut feelings about
the alternatives
Step 5:Summarize and adjourn the meeting
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Participant Feed Back

What signifies in your mind when you

want to define pure white !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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White Hat
The White Hat
The White Hat calls for
information known or
needed.

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White Hat (Data)

White paper; Neutral; focus on
information available, objective
FACTS, what is needed, how it can
be obtained.

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Activity
Project: Film star ShahRukh Khan is
visiting Pakistan to perform concert ?
As citizen of Pakistan will this idea
work or not.

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Participant Feed Back

What signifies in your mind when you
want to define Green !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Green Hat
The Green Hat
The Green hat focuses on
creativity: the possibilities,
alternatives, and new ideas.

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Green Hat Creativity thinking

Vegetation; CREATIVE
thinking; possibilities and
hypotheses; new ideas

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Activity for Groups

List three Alternatives, and
three New ideas for
ShahRukh Khan visiting
Pakistan to perform?.
10 Minutes for Activity
10 minutes to present total
time 20 minutes

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Participant Feed Back

What signifies in your mind when you
want to define Yellow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Yellow Hat
The Yellow Hat
The Yellow hat symbolizes
brightness and optimism.

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Yellow Hat Benefits

Sunshine; optimism;
LOGICAL POSITIVE view;
looks for benefits, whats
good

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Activity for Groups

List five logical Benefits for
ShahRukh Khan visiting
Pakistan to perform?
10 Minutes for Activity
05 minutes to present
Total Time 15 minutes

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Participant Feed Back

What signifies in your mind when you
want to define Black !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Black Hat
The Black Hat
The Black hat is judgmentthe devils advocate or why
something may not work.

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Black Hat Negative points

Judge wearing black robe;
judgmental; critical; why
something is wrong;
LOGICAL NEGATIVE view.

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Activity for Groups

List five logical negative
points with reasons for

ShahRukh Khan
visiting Pakistan to
perform?
10 Minutes for preparation &
10 minutes to present total
time: 20 Minutes

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Participant Feed Back

What signifies in your mind when you
want to define Red !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Red Hat

The Red Hat

The Red Hat signifies feelings
and Emotional thinking

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Red Hat (Emotions)

Fire, warmth; EMOTIONS, FEELINGS,

intuition, present views without
explanation, justification

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Activity for Groups

Give your Feelings in Yes or
NO without explanation &
justification regarding Shah

Rukh Khan visiting

Pakistan will this be good
idea or ??
05 seconds to present
The said needs to be facilitated
by team leaders.
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Blue Hat is for the person who

Controls:
Sky, Cool, Overview, Control of
Processes, Steps other Hats,
Chairperson, Organizer, Thinking about
thinking (Thought organizer- controller)

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The Blue Hat

The Blue Hat is used to
manage the thinking
process and define
what we need to decide
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Blue Hat

Managing The Thinking

White Hat

Setting The Focus

Making Summaries
Overviews Conclusions
Action Plans

Information & Data

Black Hat

Why It May Not Work

Neutral & Objective

Checked & Believed Facts
Missing Information &
Where To Source It

Cautions Dangers
Problems Faults
Logical Reasons
Must Be Given

FOCUS

Yellow Hat

Red Hat

Why It May Work

Values & Benefits

(Both Known & Potential)
The Good In It
Logical Reasons
Must Be Given

Feelings & Intuition

Green Hat

Creative Thinking

Possibilities Alternatives
New Ideas New Concepts
Overcome Black Hat
Problems & Reinforce Yellow
Values
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Thinking
Concepts

Emotions Or Hunches
At This Point
No Reasons or Justification
Keep It Short

Activity
Project: Pop star ShahRukh
Khan is visiting Pakistan to
perform concert ?
As citizen of Pakistan will this idea
work or not.
Individual thinking please?

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Activity You need ?

When ever you start any
project: first Hat ?
Then wear second Hat?
Then wear third Hat?
Then wear forth Hat?
Then wear fifth Hat?
Then wear sixth Hat to get the
Group agreed upon?

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