Six Thinking Hats
by Edward de Bono
A meeting method: everyone thinks in the same mode at once, white (facts), red (feelings), black (caution), yellow (benefits), green (ideas), blue (process). It stops argument and parallelises thinking. Short and widely used.
Read it if…
your meetings are arguments; this restructures them.
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Skip it if…
you work alone; it is a group tool, though it can be used solo.
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Three things you will actually use
- Think in parallel, not in opposition.
- Separate caution from creativity in time.
- The blue hat manages the process.
Do this first
Run one meeting with explicit hats and time each.
Our verdict
Parallel thinking for meetings.
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