East Deanery
SIX THINKING HATS
Edward De Bono
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WHITE HAT
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Information
What we know
What we we need to know
Print outs..white paper
What is missing ?
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Red Hat
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Fire & Warmth
Emotional feelings / intuition
“my feeling is”
“my intuition is”
An ingredient to be taken into account
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Black Hat
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Critical Thinking
Western thinking-black/pessimistic
Stops us from doing illegal/improper things
Point out danger (like look-out person)
Pitfalls or problems
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Yellow Hat
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Values /beliefs
Why this should work
Finding “value in things”
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Green Hat
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Vegetation/Growth
Branches & sprouts
Ideas / alternatives
Possibilities / designs
Creativity
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Blue Hat
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Blue sky-overall view
Conductor of the orchestra
Blue hat puts together overview
Summary conclusion & grand design
Facilitator –Presenter of ideas
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