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The Book Of Six Thinking Hats By De Bono

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De Bono’s book of Six Thinking Hats (1999) is a well defined book on the framework that can change the direction of team meetings. It allows all participant to share their views with parallel thinking. It can assist a group of people in coming up with creativity without the egotistic that some people may have. The hats can be used one at a time or in sequence to solve a particular topic or ideas without arguments.

While learning that De Bono created the six thinking hats with the colors of white, red, black, yellow, green, and blue. Each color has its direction for the participants to share their modes of behaviors or attitudes about the topic in discussion. I like that the colors and the thought of a hat is an ice breaker as well as a structure …show more content…

The book created an impact on me and will hopefully change the way I conduct my behavior or attitude, when in discussion with my peers at work. As I have learned that each person’s perception may be right as each person is looking at the subject matter differently.

De Bono idea of addressing the use of color hats provide a visualize reminder to identify the topic as actual symbol is another way I learned best. So my overall understanding are that following hats mean as indicated: White Hat- FACTS- is the collecting and gathering of factual information about the topic. As in what information other is available? While thinking of the topic matter, what other information is out there, it does this with discipline and direction. However, it does not offer interpretation or opinions. It remains neutral. Red Hat - FEELINGS- associated with feelings, which may also be a hunch, intuitions and emotions without having to justify them in any way to others. Thinking about thinking and what else is needed by gathering everyone’s feelings about …show more content…

Remembering is when the memory uses their white hat of information of knowledge as well as recalling the fact of what was previously learned which is through the red had, the process of thinking. As applying the person’s feelings at that particular time that a person fells during that particular subject in discussion at the given time a person thinks of the knowledge they have gained. Then there has to be an understanding of the various role each hat represents and the benefits of the yellow hat. Then the blue hat is analyzing the process by filling in any gaps because everyone has a chance to share their knowledge. If there are any struggles, you revert to the green hat for additional creativity. As the groups go onto the black hat of making judgements and criticizing the idea of what can go wrong, while gaining the benefits of the yellow hat. Finally the green hat of creativity as the elements are all put

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