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What is parallel thinking? At any moment everyone is looking in the same direction.

At any moment everyone is looking in the same direction.

What is 6 Thinking Hats? Technique for effective meetings & problem solving. NOT “What is” “ What can be” Experience & Intelligence of EVERYONE is used in EACH direction. Explore the subject! E.g. Court of Law 1

Technique for effective meetings & problem solving.

NOT “What is”

“ What can be”

Experience & Intelligence of EVERYONE is used in EACH direction.

Explore the subject! E.g. Court of Law

Facts & Figures Neutral & Objective Eg. Computer E.g. Last month, there has been a 25% decrease in the sale of cheese pizzas, due to the inclination towards having a low fat diet. Two kinds of facts: - Checked facts - Unchecked (Believed) facts Let’s put on the WHITE HAT !!!!!!!

Facts & Figures

Neutral & Objective Eg. Computer

E.g. Last month, there has been a 25% decrease in the sale of cheese pizzas, due to the inclination towards having a low fat diet.

Two kinds of facts:

- Checked facts

- Unchecked (Believed) facts

“ I feel” It gives opportunity to express: Feelings, Emotions and Intuition (experience). E.g. My red hat thinking tells me that you want to oppose the merger to preserve your job rather than to benefit the shareholders. No justifications. Let’s put on the RED HAT !!!!!!!

“ I feel”

It gives opportunity to express: Feelings, Emotions and Intuition (experience).

E.g. My red hat thinking tells me that you want to oppose the merger to preserve your job rather than to benefit the shareholders.

No justifications.

NEGATIVE & PESSIMISTIC CAUTIOUS & CAREFUL HELPS IN DETECTING FLAWS LOGICAL OVERUSE OF BLACK HAT Let’s put on the BLACK HAT !!!!!!!

NEGATIVE & PESSIMISTIC

CAUTIOUS & CAREFUL

HELPS IN DETECTING FLAWS

LOGICAL

OVERUSE OF BLACK HAT

OPTIMISTIC SPECULATIVE POSITIVE CONSTRUCTIVE & GENERATIVE HOPE EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING Let’s put on the YELLOW HAT !!!!!!!

OPTIMISTIC

SPECULATIVE POSITIVE

CONSTRUCTIVE & GENERATIVE

HOPE

New Ideas, Concepts and Perception. New Approaches toward the problem. Change Alternatives and Options. Humor Beyond what is well known. Let’s put on the GREEN HAT !!!!!!!

New Ideas, Concepts and Perception.

New Approaches toward the problem.

Change

Alternatives and Options.

Humor

Beyond what is well known.

Let’s put on the BLUE HAT !!!!!!! Instructions to think Organization of thought Control and Respect of the rules Right Questions Define the problem Define the Targets Explorative Questions Summaries and Conclusions

Instructions to think

Organization of thought

Control and Respect of the rules

Right Questions

Define the problem

Define the Targets

Explorative Questions

Summaries and Conclusions

How to Use the Hat Single Use Sequence Use Evolving Sequence Preset Sequence Group and Individual Individual in Group

Single Use

Sequence Use

Evolving Sequence

Preset Sequence

Group and Individual

Individual in Group

Rules to be followed while using hats Discipline Direction not description Timing No fixed sequence to follow. Blue hat should always be used both at beginning and at end.

Discipline

Direction not description

Timing

No fixed sequence to follow.

Blue hat should always be used both at beginning and at end.

Premise set-up of 6 Thinking Hats Lets decode how Human mind functions.

Perspective about Six Thinking hats.

Leading corporations where practice of 6 Hats Thinking was a run-away success: IBM Statoil ( Norway) Siemens Ford McKinsey Ericsson

IBM

Statoil ( Norway)

Siemens

Ford

McKinsey

Ericsson

Advantages of adopting Six Hats method thinking

Focused Thinking Emphasis on parallel thinking Symbolic role Transformer of personality Removes ego Saves time Empowers organization

Focused Thinking

Emphasis on parallel thinking

Symbolic role

Transformer of personality

Removes ego

Saves time

Empowers organization

Manager’s Toolkit for Problem Solving Six Thinking Hats

Problem Statement / Scenario IT Manager identifies reduced productivity in his team Few areas impacting productivity of the team More working hours leading to fatigue Tight schedule and missed deadlines Difficulty in dealing with customer complaints All these areas are related to Work Load Pressure

IT Manager identifies reduced productivity in his team

Few areas impacting productivity of the team

More working hours leading to fatigue

Tight schedule and missed deadlines

Difficulty in dealing with customer complaints

All these areas are related to Work Load Pressure

Approach to Problem Solving Approach:1 Identify solutions to each of the problem Approach:2 Identify problem based on facts Analyze problem from various perspective Generate ideas Come to a consensus by the entire team and select feasible solutions Logically, Approach 2 is a better choice A technique to adapt this approach is to use Six Thinking Hats

Approach:1

Identify solutions to each of the problem

Approach:2

Identify problem based on facts

Analyze problem from various perspective

Generate ideas

Come to a consensus by the entire team and select feasible solutions

Using Six Thinking Hats White Hat : Facts and Figures Example of some information / data to be gathered : No of defects, customer complaints Overtime / weekends spent at work Estimation & planning to identify missed deadlines Business and technical knowledge of the team Black Hat : Negatives of current scenario Ineffective planning and estimation Less members in the team than estimated Lack of business knowledge training

White Hat : Facts and Figures

Example of some information / data to be gathered :

No of defects, customer complaints

Overtime / weekends spent at work

Estimation & planning to identify missed deadlines

Business and technical knowledge of the team

Black Hat : Negatives of current scenario

Ineffective planning and estimation

Less members in the team than estimated

Lack of business knowledge training

Using Six Thinking Hats Yellow Hat : Positives of current scenario Team is technically sound Good team work that can be enhanced further Red Hat : Feelings of the team Team Size should be increased Target date should be extended Allowance must be given for overtime

Yellow Hat : Positives of current scenario

Team is technically sound

Good team work that can be enhanced further

Red Hat : Feelings of the team

Team Size should be increased

Target date should be extended

Allowance must be given for overtime

Using Six Thinking Hats Green Hat : Solutions by creative thinking ‘ Work from home’ concept Business Knowledge Training to be imparted Daily interaction with customer to update project Proper sharing of work load among existing team

Green Hat : Solutions by creative thinking

‘ Work from home’ concept

Business Knowledge Training to be imparted

Daily interaction with customer to update project

Proper sharing of work load among existing team

Conclusion Consensus from the team for the solution Discuss suggestions as listed under Red and Green Hats Analyze feasibility of each of the suggestion Come to a consensus as agreed by all participants Implement suggested solution/s Track the problem scenario after implementation

Consensus from the team for the solution

Discuss suggestions as listed under Red and Green Hats

Analyze feasibility of each of the suggestion

Come to a consensus as agreed by all participants

Implement suggested solution/s

Track the problem scenario after implementation

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