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  • + Jorgecito Jorgecito 5 months ago
    Masrawi, I don’t quite think so. Rather,I have applied the six hats. I frequently train organizations to recover their capabiblities or learn to have them. Like values and principles mainly. Most organizations don’t necessarily fall into corruption. What they do they fall first into a set of ruls and regulations that strangle people’s freedom. the next step is suffer the consequences Some suffer their application. Some enforce them. Corporations live by rules. But they need to be clear and concise. precise and labor-encouraging. If not, that’s when some bosses and chiefs consider it’s time for us to help out. I teach them WHERE they went astray. They have to work their way thru certain activities that allow them to open into the idea of mistake or error or even just 'not politically correct' or even plain 'what in the world is THIS?' And by doing so, the mind finds the way to its own paths. I’m sure Mr. de Bono is surprised how many people apply his ideas hoping to hear from him, see if we are all on the right track out here. The results anyhow, are magnetically incredible. You shoild try speaking to your wife and changing, let’s say... colored rings to remind you what you’re on. You would be amazed. until you find the right hat for the right situation and you’ll feel like a genius.
  • + masrawy100 masrawy100 5 months ago
    PERFECT BUT THEORITICAL
  • + guestc22651 guestc22651 5 months ago
    Thanks!
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  • + mrdavies mrdavies 2 years ago
    Beautiful presentation. I have been looking for something to present to my staff. Would you be willing to e-mail your presentation to me?
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  • + Jorgecito Jorgecito 2 years ago
    The reason why most people consider this to be a nice presentation is because the content in itself is astonishing. Lateral thinking is a concept become a trend. If it hasn’t hit harder it’s because this is a time when many things hit and we are so, so happy to be here at this time in life and history. Oh, so happy! This is, for example, a fabulous way to engage in a serious conversation where a probability of odd boil down to two sides and the tension heats up any minute. Now, everybody agrees to hold six paper slips with the hat colors (if you have time to buy six different-colored hats, be my guest...) These kind of business meetings, very much internal... allows people to require kindly to have everyone recognize what hat is being used and to kindly change for another hat and say it from there. They will bitterly argue this es a child’s game but they are willingt if sincere enough to seek an answer. I regret not having met Mr. De Bono yet. // George Eyzaguirre
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    Hi, would you be kind enough to forward a copy of this exquisite presentation to ryno@iburst.co.za?

    Thank you very much.
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  2. Six Thinking Hats An Essential Approach To Business Management AUTHOR: Edward De Bono PUBLISHER: Little, Brown and Co. DATE OF PUBLICATION: 1999 NUMBER OF PAGES: 173 pages
    • Confusion is the biggest enemy of good thinking.
    • Simplicity is the key
    • The Six Thinking Hats method is tool that can be used
      • to create more creative atmosphere
      • Improve communication
      • Train people to use a clearer way of thinking
    • The Hats are visual cues for us to allow an easy switch in our modes of thinking.
    THE BIG IDEA
    • The Six Thinking Hats method lets us focus our thought process and filter out ideas and outputs.
    • Western model of thinking is not sufficient to tackle all different problems, Six Hats method or “parallel thinking” is required.
      • Parallel thinking is looking at something from all of its different angles.
      • This subscribes to the idea that each of us has his or her own perspective
    • The object is not to argue but to explore all possibilities or angles of a situation
    • This method allows people who only focus on arguments and criticisms.
      • Time saving approach that’s cuts down long discussions
      • Removes the biggest obstacle to quick and effective thinking.
    MAKE THINGS HAPPEN
    • White Hat – neutral and objective
    • Red Hat – realm of the emotional view and feelings.
    • Black Hat – caution. It points out weaknesses in an idea.
    • Yellow Hat – positive,sunny and optimistic.
    • Green Hat – creativity and new ideas.
    • Blue Hat – cool, concerned with control, organization of the thinking process, and use the other hats
    SIX HATS, SIX COLORS
    • Single use
      • The hat may be used to request a type of thinking to direct a discussion.
    • Sequence use
      • The hats may be used one after another in a sequence
      • Hat may be used as often as you like.
      • Sequence may be made up of two, three, four or more hats.
      • Preset sequence is set up at the beginning of the meeting under an initial blue hat.
        • Minor variations are permitted depending on the output
        • Evolving sequences are recommended only for those who are more experienced in the Six Hats method.
    • Time’s up!
      • allow one minute per person for each hat.
    USING THE HATS
    • This thinking is way of asking for facts and figures to be put forth in a neutral manner.
      • The two tiers of facts are the believed facts or unchecked facts, and the checked facts.
      • Key rule is that something should not be put forward at a higher level than is actually the case.
      • Your own opinion is never permissible under this thinking, but you may report the opinion of someone else.
      • It encourages the right attitude of neutrality. Be practical and objective.
    THE WHITE HAT
      • Anecdotes or instances fall under white hat
      • thinking if the thinker puts them forward as such.
      • This excludes opinion, intuition, judgment based on experience, feelings, and impressions.
      • The spectrum of likelihood under this thinking ranges from “Always true” to “never true”. In between are statements such as “sometimes, by and large, occasionally, been known to happen, etc”
      • White Hat thinking is a discipline and direction .
    THE WHITE HAT
    • Gives everyone an opportunity to express how they feel about a situation.
    • The purpose is to express feelings, as they exist but not designed to force a judgment.
      • Intuition may be based on knowledge of the market, or past experience
      • A hunch is a hypothesis based on intuition.
      • Decisions are not made solely on intuition, but red hat feelings do play an important part in many major business decisions.
      • This legitimizes feelings visible so they become part of the thinking map and also part of the value system that chooses the route on the map.
    THE RED HAT
      • It provides a convenient method for a thinker to switch in and out of the feeling mode in a way that is not normally possible without such a device.
      • Its essence of being artificial, or formalizing the expressing of an emotion, makes it less personal.
      • Emotions are often used to established bargaining positions.
      • There should never be an attempt to justify feelings or provide a logical basis for them .
    THE RED HAT
  3. THE BLACK HAT
    • This is the hat caution and survival.
    • Overuse of the black hat may lead to an unhealthy cynicism where people only seem to find fault with everything.
      • It points out errors in thinking
      • Always logical
      • It is only used when the time for critical thinking is appropriate
      • Cannot interrupt a non-black hat session with a black hat insight
  4. THE BLACK HAT
      • This is used to cite obstacles, difficulties, problems, and dangers
      • Facilitator must maintain hat discipline so people do not interrupt each other.
      • Some people may enjoy being critical, but cannot contribute a constructive option.
      • Refrain from overuse of the black hat. Criticism should be accompanied by an alternative option.
    • harder to wear than the black hat, because our brains are naturally wired to think with a black hat.
    • The yellow hat is essential because it provides “value sensitivity”, so even unattractive ideas are given their due recognition.
    THE YELLOW HAT
    • Being Positive is a choice
    • The one thing that all successful people share in common is their desire to make things happen.
    • The yellow hat calls for reasonable amount of optimism.
      • This thinking is about exploring possible benefits and seeking to justify them
      • The constructive aspect of yellow hat thinking mode is to come up with his or her own proposal or idea.
      • Requires a genuine desire to put forward proposals even if they seem ordinary.
      • Concerned with positive assessment
      • It ranges from the logical and practical, to dreams, visions, and hopes at the other end of the spectrum.
    THE YELLOW HAT
  5. THE GREEN HAT
    • Hat of energy, growth, and new ideas.
      • When the green hat is put on, everyone must contribute an idea, or else keep quiet.
      • Explores possibilities
      • Embraces change
      • Explores problem solving from another angle.
      • This is about coming up with a totally fresh approach
      • Lateral thinking, or pattern switching, works when the thinker cuts across patterns instead of just following them, thus producing a Eureka effect.
      • “ PO” is a device that allows one to think and use provocative operation.
      • A concept manager has the role and responsibility of collecting, stimulating, and directing ideas put forth.
      • The ideas generated under the green hat session are then gathered and assessed under the yellow hat for constructive development, then black hat, white, and last stage is the red hat.
    THE GREEN HAT
  6. THE BLUE HAT
    • Hat of control, our “over view”.
    • The agenda hat, lays out what is to be achieved.
    • Sets out the strategy and keeps discipline so people stick to the relevant hat.
    • The blue hat thinker calls for a conclusion, summary or decision and action points or next steps.
      • Must observe the thinking that takes place, and notes the map or route that the other thinkers in t he group are driving along.
      • The realm is the final summary or report
      • Acts as photographer who records/documents the thinking session taking place, or in this case, the thoughts that have been set forth.
  7. BENEFITS OF THE SIX HAT METHOD
    • Decision-making time is cut into less than half with the proper use of the six hats.
    • In the end, all final decisions are really Red Hat or emotional decisions.
    • purpose of 6 Hats Method
      • To simplify thinking.
      • To allow an easy switching device.
      • This does not threaten egos and can be played like a game.
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