A tool for brainstorming and group discussion; designed by Edward de Bono

1. Presenter: Amani Salmeen

2. • Developed by Edward De Bono (1985).
• A way for brainstorming and innovation.

4. • The White Hat calls for information known or needed
• You focus on the available data.
• Look at the information that you have, analyze past trends, and see
what you can learn from it.
• Look for gaps in your knowledge, and try to either fill them or take
account of them.
What do we know?

5. The Red Hat
• Indicates feelings, hunches and intuition
• You look at problems using your emotion.
How does this make us feel?
How would the customer feel?

6. The Black Hat
• Indicates judgment -why something may not work.
• looks at a decision's negative outcomes
• Tries to see why it might not work.
• Important because it highlights the weak points in a plan
What does not work?
What could go wrong?

7. The Yellow Hat
• Symbolizes brightness and optimism and helps you to think positively
• Helps you to see all the benefits of the decision
What works?
What are the benefits?

8. The Green Hat
• Focuses on creativity: the possibilities, alternatives and new ideas
• This is where you develop creative solutions to a problem.
What works?
What are the benefits?

9. The Blue Hat
• This hat represents process control.
• Used to manage the thinking process
• It's the hat worn by people managing the meeting.
• Planning for action
How do we approach this problem?
What are the ground rules?

11. Resources:
• http://www.storyboardthat.com/articles/b/six-thinking-hats-
examples
• http://www.debonothinkingsystems.com/tools/6hats.htm
• https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_07.htm