The document summarizes the six thinking hats method created by Dr. Edward de Bono for structured thinking and problem solving. The six hats are white (neutral facts), red (emotions), black (caution), yellow (optimism), green (creativity), and blue (organization and conclusion). The first question to ask team members at a meeting is which hat they are wearing to understand their current mindset.

1. Six Thinking Hats - A Quick Summary (Based On Dr. Edward De Bono’s Hat Systems ) - Devanshu Shrivastava

2. Six Thinking Hats Summary: * WHITE : Represents “Checked Facts with Neutral thoughts” [White means neutral - without any color !] * RED : Represents Emotions. Easy Emotions : Fear, Dislikes, Suspicion. Complex Emotions : Hunch, Intuition. Red represents Fire, warmth. * BLACK : Represents Survival thoughts. To show Caution, Weakness, Risks, Dangers, Obstacles. Most used Hat ! Black represents avoidance, e.g. Black listed. * YELLOW: Represents “Facts Based” Optimism, Brightness, Benefit, Dreams, Visions, Constructive thinking, Effectiveness. [Yellow Represents “Sunshine – like”.] * GREEN : Represents Creativity, Ideas, Possibilities, Growth, Energy, Imaginations. [Green means growth – e.g. vegetation.] * BLUE : Represents organization, Stepwise approach for all other hats, Conclusion. [Blue represents vastness, inclusion e.g. blue Sky.]

3. What is 1 st Question You should ask to your Team Members and colleagues, while starting off a meeting…? So..Which Hat Are You Wearing Right Now?? ~ THE END ~