Six Thinking Hats by Edward de
Bono
Six Thinking Hats
Using case studies and real-life examples of his six thinking hats, de Bono
shows how each of us can become a better thinker through deliberate role-
playing.
Personal Review: Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono
The author of Six Thinking Hats, Edward De Bono gives people of all ages
a new form of thinking. Actually he did not invent this way of thinking; it
has been around for centuries, but people have got used to the Western
way of thinking. Lawyers, debaters, and school essays use the Western
way of thinking, in which ideas are defended instead of being explored.
The concept of Six Thinking Hats lets us express our ideas and thoughts
about a subject in 6 different ways, and most importantly, at different time
intervals. Normally, when we think about a subject, we combine all of our
thoughts into one response, which can confuse our judgment when it
comes to a decision. To correct this problem, the six thinking hats let us

separate our thinking and then combine all ideas toward the end. This
concept is called parallel thinking because all 6 thinking hats work side by
side, but they all combine towards one common goal in the end.
Thinking Guru Edward De Bono does a tremendous job of
explaining the six thinking hats in way that everyone from all ages can
read. At times it can get annoying to read a book that looks like it was
written for a child, but you learn to appreciate the examples and
descriptions of each hat. The easy readability of the book is also a great
hook for business partners and managers to learn the new method of
thinking without spending weeks reading a book. Six Thinking Hats can be
read in a weekend and its method can be applied right away.
The Six Thinking Hats can also be looked as an Industrial
Engineering approach to thinking, because it makes thinking more
efficient. Instead of wasting hours trying to get people to bring their ideas
to the table, the Six Thinking Hats method cuts the time in half, thus saving
time for other important issues to deal with. In addition to saving time, the
new approach to thinking utilizes the potential of people by letting them
express their full thoughts and feelings towards a subject and allowing
everyone to have their say in the subject.
Overall, Edward De Bono writes a book that shows Americans and
the world that thinking is also a science that can be improved, which is
what Six Thinking Hats is able to accomplish.
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