2. introduction
 Effective thinking is a mode of
thinking about any subject, content
or problem in which thinker
improves the quality of his or her
thinking by skillfully analyzing,
reconstructing or assessing it.
 Effective thinking is self-directed,
self disciplined, self monitored and
self corrective thinking.

3. Features of effective
thinking
 A part of planning process.
 It make accurate sense out of
current inner events
 It clarifies and gives priority to
current primary needs
 It evolves safe and healthy ways
to fill current and long terms
needs

4. Stimulating effective
thinking
i. Twelve questions
and six statements
for stimulating
effective thinking
ii. Combining new
ideas to form new
ones
iii. Practice writing
more

5. Four steps for effective
thinking- Gerneld Kushel
1) Take notice:
Take stock of where you are or what you are doing . Is it
moving you towards your goal?
1) Pause:
Take a break when you get of track.
1) Identify effective thoughts:
When a thought enters your mind, identify it ea effective or
defective, positive or negative.
1) Choose:
We can choose our thoughts. Choose those thoughts
which brings you closer to your goals.

6. barriers to effective
thinking
 Conformation bias
 Attribution bias
 Trusting testimonial evidence
 Memory lapses
 Accepting authority without questions
 Generalizing from too few observations
 Ignorance and failure to accept it
 Coincidence

10. RED
 Emotions
 Feelings
 Hunches
 Intuition

11. BLACK
 Serious
 Cautious
 Careful
 Lays Out Risks

12. GREEN
 Creative
 New Ideas and Concepts
 Search for Alternatives

13. BLUE
 Control
 Organization
 Responsible for Conclusions
 Sets the Focus
 Use of All the Hats

14. YELLOW
 Optimistic
 Hopeful
 Positive Thinking
 Constructive
 Effective

15. white
Neutral and objectives.
Deals with-
Believed facts
Checked facts.

17. Hats Ranking
High
Control
Success
Creative
Positive
Thinking
Facts
Negative
Logic
Emotion
Low Self Development High

18. Use of this technique by
organisations
 British airways
 IBM
 PepsiCo
 Motorola
 In India K.R.Ravi, a
management graduate is
Asia's 1st DR. Edward de
Bono certified public
trainer in lateral thinking.

19. Ref: Dr. John Kapeleris
Six thinking hats technique for global problem of
declining supply of petroleum fossil fuels.

22. references
 Internet:
 Wikipedia
 images

23. Group members
 Ankita Paradkar -7210
 Manasi Potphode -7218
 Nidhi More -7270
 Yogesh Prajapati -7221
 Anuj Soni
 Jai