This presentation is a summary of the book "Six Thinking Hats" by Edward De Bono. In this method, each “hat” has its own, easy-to-remember color – white, red, black, yellow, green, or blue – that represents a certain type of thinking.

2. “Six Thinking Hats” by

3. The Blue Hat is about process control at any time.
Thinking When?
Facilitator
 Develop the goals
and Objectives
 Lay down rules
Blue Hat thinking
focuses on the
management of the
thinking process.
 Throughout the
process
 In order to bring
order during the
thinking process
 During time
management.

4. The White Hat looks for data and information.
Thinking
 What do I know?
 What do I need to
find out?
 How will I get the
information I need?
When?
 At the beginning of
the thinking
session.
 While choosing
options.
Finds Facts
Information & Data
Neutral and Objective

5. Be honest with your emotions when you wear The Red Hat.
Thinking
How does this make
us feel?
How will customers
feel?
When?
Take an emotional
view of the issue.
Feelings
Intuition, Gut Feeling
Feelings can change.
No reasons.

6. The Black Hat cautions you against looming dangers and negative
outcomes.
Thinking
What doesn’t work?
What could go wrong?
When?
Planning phase,
Comparative studies
While choosing an
option.
Cautions
Difficulties,
weaknesses, spotting
the risks.
Logical reasons are
given.

7. The Yellow Hat lets you play the role of the eternal optimist.
Thinking
Why an idea is useful?
What are the potential
values of this idea?
Whom do they
benefit? Under what
circumstances? How
are the values
delivered? What other
values are there?
When?
When feasibility is
determined
When encouragement
is required
Values and
BenefitsPositive points
Benefits
Logical reasons are
given.
Values realism over
fantasy.

8. The Green Hat is all about new ideas, concepts, alternatives and
alternatives to alternatives.
Thinking
What are all
alternatives?
How can we innovate?
Is there any other
better way?
When?
Solutioning process.
Innovation.
Finding new growth
areas.
Creativity
Ideas, alternative,
possibilities.
Solution to black hat
problems.