A way of thinking used to solve problems and make decisions with all points of view in mind.
By dividing thinking into six patterns and considering each pattern a hat that a person wears or takes off according to the way he thinks at that moment. To make it easier, Edward gave each hat a distinctive color so that we can distinguish it and memorize it easily. This method is used to analyze the thinking of the speakers in front of you based on the type of hat they are wearing.
These six hues of colors were chosen to give a kind of psychological atmosphere to the thinking process. It has been scientifically proven that colors have a psychological effect on humans through practical experiments that show the role of colors in stimulating different psychological feelings. Certain colors in the subconscious of many people throughout the ages have been associated with specific emotions. Red symbolizes love and therefore it was chosen to indicate emotional thinking, while yellow was associated with positive thinking, and it is taken from the color of the yellow sun because of its great role in the process of life and growth on the surface of the earth. It is the source of all kinds of energy. To purity and serenity, therefore, he made a symbol of neutral thinking that does not bear any preconceived orientations, neither positive nor negative, while green symbolizes creative thinking, and it is the color of plants because they contain the great splendid creation of God who is visible, and the last blue symbolizes holistic thinking and is the color of the blue sky surrounding the earth It is also the color of the sea surrounding the land.
The goal of the Six Hats:
There are a set of goals behind using the Six Hats in the thinking process, and they are:
Defining roles:
This is to prevent confusion, interference and randomness because it is considered the biggest obstacles to thinking about discussing and studying topics.
Direct attention:
It helps focus attention in thinking and provides an opportunity to approach the topic from six different angles. Thus it is logical thinking and not based on reactions.
Fit, compatibility and harmony:
This method works to achieve consensus and harmony on the topic by presenting the positive and negative aspects.
Establish rules for handling situations:
And it is intended to look at each matter at a different angle, and not to look at all matters from one angle, for example there are situations that require us to be rational and not care about emotion, and other things that require us to be emotional to some extent.
How the Six Hats works:
This method gives you the opportunity to direct the person to think one way and then ask them to switch to another.
This approach makes the attendees think without barriers or fear and the same type of thinking so that some negatives are overcome during speaking and thinking such as attacking the opinions and ideas of others.
White hat (symbolizing neutral thinking)
Focus on inquiring for numbers and facts.
The red hat (symbolizes emotional thinking)
It is the opposite of neutral thinking based on objectivity, it is based on what lies in the depth of emotions and feelings. It is also based on intuition in terms of a sudden understanding or sudden vision of a specific situation.
Black Hat (and symbolizes negative thinking)
The basis of this thinking: logic, criticism and pessimism, it always works in one negative line in his perception of future and past situations. Although it appears reasonable, it is not consistently fair. It often provides logic that is difficult to break and often focuses on minor or small things. It is symbolized by black as a metaphor for negativity and pessimism.
Yellow Hat (and symbolizes positive thinking)
This thinking is completely opposite to negative thinking and relies on positive evaluation.
Green Hat (and symbolizes creative thinking)
A symbol of change and departure from old and familiar ideas. It has a great importance over the rest of the types of thinking, and the green color is given as an analogy to the color of a plant that begins small and then grows and grows.
The Blue Hat (for directed thinking)
The blue color refers to the holistic color, which is the color of the sky, as well as the color of the sea that symbolizes the enclosure and strength that characterizes this type of thinking.
The Six Hats and Decision Making:
The Six Thinking Hats "is an effective technique that helps to study important decisions from different points of view. It helps you to make better decisions as it works to think differently and think outside familiar areas of thinking. This method also works to understand the topic in all its aspects and helps in providing information. Necessary for decision-making.
Thinking with a realistic and rational point of view is considered one of the tools for success. This method enables its user to study the topic in all its aspects, put forward all alternatives, and develop alternative solutions and proposals that can be used in the event of an emergency in implementation. Here, the Six Hats mechanism provides a lot of information that helps decision-makers in making and rational decision-making, as it is a means of providing information, and the decision is primarily based on information.
Finally, Six Thinking Hats is a good way to look at factors that influence decision from different perspectives. It allows necessary emotions and doubts to intervene when decisions are most rational. It opens up the opportunity for creativity in decision-making, and plans developed with the Six Hats method will be more accurate and solid than others.
Tips for using the Six Hats technique:
De Bono states that there is no
If there are no feelings towards an idea, then we must start with the white hat to prepare the information, then we put the green hat to create alternatives, then the black hat to evaluate these alternatives, then the red hat to indicate feelings about the idea.
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psychological feelings. Certain colors in the subconscious of many people throughout the ages have been associated with specific emotions. Red symbolizes love and therefore it was chosen to indicate emotional thinking, while yellow was associated with positive thinking, and it is taken from the color of the yellow sun because of its great role in the process of life and growth on the surface of the earth. It is the source of all kinds of energy. To purity and serenity, therefore, he made a symbol of neutral thinking that does not bear any preconceived orientations, neither positive nor negative, while green symbolizes creative thinking, and it is the color of plants because they contain the great splendid creation of God who is visible, and the last blue symbolizes holistic thinking