Six Thinking Hats An Edward De Bono Concept Angry, Afraid Excited…….

Objectives of Six Thinking Hats Increase the constructive output from meetings and decrease meeting times Explore each situation or problem and generate alternatives that go beyond obvious solutions Half Black & Half White Car Use 'Parallel Thinking' techniques as a powerful alternative to Adversarial Thinking Removes the “ego” from the discussion process De Bono uses the thinking "hat" metaphor because of familiar expressions such as “put on your thinking cap (hat)”

Increase the constructive output from meetings and decrease meeting times

Explore each situation or problem and generate alternatives that go beyond obvious solutions

Half Black & Half White Car

Use 'Parallel Thinking' techniques as a powerful alternative to Adversarial Thinking

Removes the “ego” from the discussion process

De Bono uses the thinking "hat" metaphor because of familiar expressions such as “put on your thinking cap (hat)”

Results ABB multinational project discussions from thirty days down to two days IBM reduced meeting times by one quarter Australian Cricket Team recognized the role played by Six Thinking Hats in World Cup 2003 victory Venezuela has formally introduced de Bono's thinking methods into the school curriculum Does that have any link to their producing so many Miss Universe & Miss Worlds ??

ABB multinational project discussions from thirty days down to two days

IBM reduced meeting times by one quarter

Australian Cricket Team recognized the role played by Six Thinking Hats in World Cup 2003 victory

Venezuela has formally introduced de Bono's thinking methods into the school curriculum

Does that have any link to their producing so many Miss Universe & Miss Worlds ??

Six Thinking Hats Six Hats Reduce Confusion The main difficulty with thinking is confusion We try to do too much at once. Emotions, information, logic, hope and creativity all crowd in on us. Why not try and do these different types of thinking one at a time Six Hat Think Parallel Everyone sees the same situation with a different perspective from everyone else In arguments we try to best each other Facts versus opinions Positive possibilities versus negative possibilities Unrealistic expectations versus practicalities

Six Hats Reduce Confusion

The main difficulty with thinking is confusion

We try to do too much at once. Emotions, information, logic, hope and creativity all crowd in on us.

Why not try and do these different types of thinking one at a time

Six Hat Think Parallel

Everyone sees the same situation with a different perspective from everyone else

In arguments we try to best each other

Facts versus opinions

Positive possibilities versus negative possibilities

Unrealistic expectations versus practicalities

Six Thinking Hats- Summary Emotional Informative Positive Cautious Creative Focused Angry, Afraid Excited…….

The Green Hat- Creativity Green Hat Role Takes us out of usual patterns of thinking Generate new concepts and perceptions Brings momentum & breaks the rut Think “outside of the box”

Green Hat Role

Takes us out of usual patterns of thinking

Generate new concepts and perceptions

Brings momentum & breaks the rut

Think “outside of the box”

Green Hats Professionals

Green Hat – Experience Sharing Ideas come from everywhere. Even from Customers Everyone is expected is to have ideas! How they got used ? Not be territorial Spend some time every week on Green Hat Google : One day a week on a project

Ideas come from everywhere. Even from Customers

Everyone is expected is to have ideas!

How they got used ? Not be territorial

Spend some time every week on Green Hat

Google : One day a week on a project

Yellow Hat - Sunshine

Yellow Hat - Sunshine Yellow Hat Purpose See the good parts of even a bad idea Optimistic that a new idea will work Tend to see the valuable contributions in people’s ideas Usually positive and constructive

Yellow Hat Purpose

See the good parts of even a bad idea

Optimistic that a new idea will work

Tend to see the valuable contributions in people’s ideas

Usually positive and constructive

Yellow Hat Pays- Martin Seligman Young Girls Smile 30 Years Later Questions on Divorce, Marital Satisfaction & Life Satisfaction Similar Experiment with Young Undergrad Students 30 professions studied. Only in one the Optimists performed poorly

Young Girls Smile

30 Years Later

Questions on Divorce, Marital Satisfaction & Life Satisfaction

Similar Experiment with Young Undergrad Students

30 professions studied. Only in one the Optimists performed poorly

Yellow Hat Role-Play

There’s Always a Bright Side Bright Side of Global Warming: Bright Side of Marriage ?!!

Bright Side of Global Warming:

Bright Side of Marriage ?!!

The Red Hat- Feelings, Intuition Red Thinking Hat Purpose The emotional perspective to an issue Convenient to switch in and out of the feeling mode Never attempt to justify feelings or provide a logical base for them Use of intuition Hunches about the best decision Angry, Afraid Excited…….

Red Thinking Hat Purpose

The emotional perspective to an issue

Convenient to switch in and out of the feeling mode

Never attempt to justify feelings or provide a logical base for them

Use of intuition

Hunches about the best decision

Red Hat- Experience Sharing Blink Art Expert sees a 10 Million USD sculpture & realizes it is fake Masaru Ibuka & his herbal tea Intuition Benzene Ring in a Dream Archimedes in a Bath

Blink

Art Expert sees a 10 Million USD sculpture & realizes it is fake

Masaru Ibuka & his herbal tea

Intuition

Benzene Ring in a Dream

Archimedes in a Bath

White Hat- Facts & Figures “ In God we trust …..everyone else must bring data”

The White Hat - Information White Hat Role What are the facts/information is available? Neutral and objective in presenting information - like a computer Distinguish facts and not in opinions Statistical evidence concerning a decision

White Hat Role

What are the facts/information is available?

Neutral and objective in presenting information - like a computer

Distinguish facts and not in opinions

Statistical evidence concerning a decision

White Hat – Experience Sharing Data is apolitical Ethnic Divide in Texmaco Ideas don’t get favoured Releases people from pressure Data throws New Insights Most senior management complaints

Data is apolitical

Ethnic Divide in Texmaco

Ideas don’t get favoured

Releases people from pressure

Data throws New Insights

Most senior management complaints

What Black Hat : Reality Check

What Black Hat is Not: Negativity

The Black Hat : Caution Black Hat Role Not argument; objective attempt to identify negative elements Project an idea into the future to see what may fail or go wrong Not to be used for negative feelings which should use Red Hat Quickly see why an idea will not work The “devil’s advocate”

Black Hat Role

Not argument; objective attempt to identify negative elements

Project an idea into the future to see what may fail or go wrong

Not to be used for negative feelings which should use Red Hat

Quickly see why an idea will not work

The “devil’s advocate”

Black Hat in Meetings Timing of the Black Hat invocation if the devil jumps in at the earliest stage, the idea never has a hope in hell, or ends up having its sharp edges smoothed over Black Hat has to draw a fine line Big difference between someone crushing an idea based on spinning out possible negative scenarios, vs. someone who voices a genuine concern backed with real facts. Black Hat Overdone "We tried that before and it didn't work." is probably the fastest way to stop an idea

Timing of the Black Hat invocation

if the devil jumps in at the earliest stage, the idea never has a hope in hell, or ends up having its sharp edges smoothed over

Black Hat has to draw a fine line

Big difference between someone crushing an idea based on spinning out possible negative scenarios, vs. someone who voices a genuine concern backed with real facts.

Black Hat Overdone

"We tried that before and it didn't work." is probably the fastest way to stop an idea

If only they listened to Black Hat … Challenger Disaster Tsunami Disaster

Challenger Disaster

Tsunami Disaster

The Blue Hat- Manager/Organizer Blue Hat Role Sets the focus, defines the problems, shapes the questions, determines the thinking tasks Responsible for overviews, summaries, & conclusions Monitors thinking, stops argument, enforces discipline Ensures the “rules of the game” are observed Focus on the big picture

Blue Hat Role

Sets the focus, defines the problems, shapes the questions, determines the thinking tasks

Responsible for overviews, summaries, & conclusions

Monitors thinking, stops argument, enforces discipline

Ensures the “rules of the game” are observed

Focus on the big picture

Six Thinking Hats- Summary Emotional Informative Positive Cautious Creative Focused Angry, Afraid Excited…….

Six Thinking Hats Objectives of Six Hat Session The Great Debate Purpose of Six Thinking Hats Meanings & Usage of Six Hats Six Hat Group & Actual Exercise Use of Six Hats by Leaders

Objectives of Six Hat Session

The Great Debate

Purpose of Six Thinking Hats

Meanings & Usage of Six Hats

Six Hat Group & Actual Exercise

Use of Six Hats by Leaders

Spouse has left the job & plans to start a Pizza Franhisee

Spouse Starting a Pizza Franchise Yellow Hat · Quit your job and be your own boss · Free pizza · No commute · Learn business principles · Your spouse can work for you · The franchise is affordable · The equipment is new · The location is in a good spot · College is near by White Hat · How profitable is a Smoking Joes franchise? · How many pizza places are within five miles? · How many people in the area eat pizza? · What other kinds of places are there to eat near by? · Average sale value? Black Hat · Given our bank balance, can I really afford it? · Do we have the appropriate credentials to get a loan? · What is our POA if another food competitor moves in nearby? Red Hat · What is your gut feel about buying this franchise and why? How do I feel being a franchisee owner? Green Hat · Why Smoking Joes? · How about another pizza place? · How about a Dosa Diner franchise? · Why buy a franchise, how about independent ownership? · Why buy a restaurant, why not a health club? Blue Hat · Control the meeting, the rules, and the flow of ideas.

Red Hat

· What is your gut feel about buying this franchise and why?

How do I feel being a franchisee owner?

Exercise :What Would You Do as a Leader ? If the group is becoming jaded & seems to have fallen into a rut ?? If the team is discussing a Sensitive/Emotional Issue and team members are not forthright with their emotions If the team is cozy & in a ‘Yes Boss’ mood If the team has got carried away by a host of ideas in a meeting! If the team is become defensive & is not open to change

If the group is becoming jaded & seems to have fallen into a rut ??

If the team is discussing a Sensitive/Emotional Issue and team members are not forthright with their emotions

If the team is cozy & in a ‘Yes Boss’ mood

If the team has got carried away by a host of ideas in a meeting!

If the team is become defensive & is not open to change

Thank You Angry, Afraid Excited…….

“ You see, all the right things are written in books and research papers. The trick is to ensure that there is no gap between what is written in the books and your vision; from what is happening on the shop-floor and what is going on in the marketplace. That is execution. That is what makes the difference” Mukesh Ambani www.mastersungroup.com [email_address] Sarvajeet : +91 9920803060 Jasravee : +91 9892301590 Office :+91 22 65209702