Six Thinking Hats document about control of thinking

Six Thinking Hat

1. The Blue Hat –Organization &
Control of Thinking
Thinking about thinking
Instructions for thinking
The organization of thinking
Control of the other hats
Discipline and focus

2. The White Hat –Objective Facts &
Figures
Neutral, objective information
Facts & figures
Questions: what do we know, what don’t we know,
what do we need to know
Excludes opinions, hunches, judgements
Removes feelings & impressions
Two tiers of facts :
Believed Facts
Checked Facts

3. The Red Hat –Emotions &
Feelings
Emotions & feelings
Hunches, intuitions, impressions
Doesn’t have to be logical or consistent
No justifications, reasons or basis
All decisions are emotional in the end

4. The Black Hat –Negative &
Caution
Cautious and careful
Logical negative –why it won’t work
Critical judgement, pessimistic view
Separates logical negative from emotional
Focus on errors, evidence, conclusions
Logical & truthful, but not necessarily fair

5. The Yellow Hat –Positive &
Speculative
Positive & speculative
Positive thinking, optimism, opportunity
Benefits
Best-case scenarios
Exploration

6. The Green Hat –Creativity &
Ideas
New ideas, concepts, perceptions
Deliberate creation of new ideas
Alternatives and more alternatives
New approaches to problems
Creative & lateral thinking

7. Rangkuman–Six Thinking Hats