An aid to decision making and problem solving in digital media projects

Intuitive Informative Constructive Cautious Creative Reflective DIGITAL MEDIA PROBLEM ?

Slow and unfocused One-sided – tend to see only one point of view No expansion of ideas In group setting – leads to argument Defensive position

Slow and unfocused

One-sided – tend to see only one point of view

No expansion of ideas

In group setting – leads to argument

Defensive position

What do you feel about the suggestion? What are your gut reactions? What intuitions do you have? Don’t think too long or too hard. Allows the thinker to put forward an intuition without any need to justify it

What do you feel about the suggestion?

What are your gut reactions?

What intuitions do you have?

Don’t think too long or too hard.

The information seeking hat. What are the facts? What information is available? What is relevant? When wearing the white hat we are neutral in our thinking. Let’s talk to the client – why do you want that?

The information seeking hat.

What are the facts?

What information is available? What is relevant?

When wearing the white hat we are neutral in our thinking.

The sunshine hat. It is positive and constructive. It is about effectiveness and getting a job done. What are the benefits, the advantages? This is why it will work and these will be the benefits….

The sunshine hat.

It is positive and constructive.

It is about effectiveness and getting a job done.

What are the benefits, the advantages?

The caution hat. In black hat the thinker points out errors or pit-falls. What are the risks or dangers involved? Identifies difficulties and problems. We don’t have the money, time, expertise……

The caution hat.

In black hat the thinker points out errors or pit-falls.

What are the risks or dangers involved?

Identifies difficulties and problems.

This is the creative mode of thinking. Green represents growth and movement. In green hat we look to new ideas and solutions. Lateral thinking wears a green hat. How many different approaches can we take to this problem….

This is the creative mode of thinking.

Green represents growth and movement.

In green hat we look to new ideas and solutions.

Lateral thinking wears a green hat.

The control hat, organising thinking itself. Sets the focus, calls for the use of other hats. Monitors and reflects on the thinking processes used. Blue is for planning. What should be our next step? Put on your red hats and….

The control hat, organising thinking itself.

Sets the focus, calls for the use of other hats.

Monitors and reflects on the thinking processes used.

Blue is for planning.

What information do we have? What’s good about our product What are the risks? Brainstorm ideas DIGITAL MEDIA PROBLEM ? Will we succeed? What’s our plan? 1 2 3 4 5 6

Two Broad Uses of the Six Hat Method: 1. Occasional Use 2. Systematic Use

Two Broad Uses of the Six Hat Method:

1. Occasional Use

2. Systematic Use

Use one hat at a time in a meeting or during a conversation to “request” a certain type of thinking. After hat has been used for a limited period of time “thinkers” get back to conversation, discussion or argument as the case may be. Provides a convenient and practical way of asking for a certain “type” of thinking.

Use one hat at a time in a meeting or during a conversation to “request” a certain type of thinking.

After hat has been used for a limited period of time “thinkers” get back to conversation, discussion or argument as the case may be.

Provides a convenient and practical way of asking for a certain “type” of thinking.

White (to get information) Green (to get ideas and proposals) Yellow followed by Black on each alternative (to evaluate the alternatives) Red (to assess feeling at this point) Blue ( to decide what thinking to do next)

White (to get information)

Green (to get ideas and proposals)

Yellow followed by Black on each alternative (to evaluate the alternatives)

Red (to assess feeling at this point)

Blue ( to decide what thinking to do next)