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6 Thinking Hats - meetings

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  • BLACK HAT
    constructive
    alternatives
    process
    problems and risks
  • The customers need ... / The report shows that ... / We haven't got enough info about ...> The speaker is wearing the ... hat.
    WHITE
  • I strongly believe that ... / I really feel that ... / In my opinion, ... / I believe ... > The speaker is wearing the ... hat.
    RED
  • BLUE HAT
    missing information
    do something differently
    the main idea
    constructive
  • BLACK HAT
    worst case scenario
    evaluate alternatives
    conclusions
    information
  • ___ hat speaker: What will I do in the future to enable greater success?
    BLUE
  • We are here today to talk about ... / Our objective is to ... / To sum up .../ So, to conclude ...> The speaker is wearing the ... hat.
    BLUE
  • A drawback might be ... / One downside is ... / The bad thing is ...- > The speaker is wearing the ... hat.
    BLACK
  • BLUE HAT
    conclusions
    creativity
    mistakes
    evaluate alternatives
  • Odd one out - BLUE HAT questions
    What needs to be done before we next meet?
    What are the risks involved?
    What is the key learning point?
    What do we need to do to ensure ...?
  • ___ hat speaker: What are the problems here? / What are the dangers?
    BLACK
  • WHITE HAT
    facts
    good points
    opinion
    do something differently
  • Odd one out - BLACK HAT questions
    What are the dangers?
    What are the problems here?
    What have I not done (well)?
    What are the good things about this?
  • How/What do you feel about the suggestion? > The speaker is wearing the ... hat.
    RED
  • ____ hat speaker: Could I have approached the task differently?
    GREEN
  • YELLOW HAT
    feelings
    data
    constructive
    alternatives
  • The good news is ... / On the plus side, ... / One benefit is that ...> The speaker is wearing the ... hat.
    YELLOW
  • RED HAT
    intuition
    evaluate alternatives
    problems and risks
    process
  • YELLOW HAT
    worst case scenario
    do something differently
    process
    good points
  • RED HAT
    mistakes
    missing information
    creativity
    opinion
  • When we are wearing the RED HAT, we express our ...
    feelings, intuition, emotion, opinion
  • GREEN HAT
    alternatives
    benefits
    the most valuable information
    bad points
  • RED HAT
    benefits
    caution
    facts
    feelings
  • A meeting facilitator normally wears a .... hat.
    BLUE (E.g. We are here to talk about ... / Let's move on to ... / So, we've decided to ... / To conclude, ...))
  • WHITE HAT
    alternatives
    conclusions
    data
    benefits
  • GREEN HAT
    process
    ideas and proposals
    opinions
    worst case scenario
  • Odd one out - GREEN HAT questions
    What are the new ways to approach this issue?
    How else can we use this?
    What is the key learning point?
    What are the alternatives?
  • Give examples of statements made by a speaker wearing the red hat.
    I strongly believe that ... & I really feel that ... & In my opinion ... & I believe that ...
  • Let's explore alternatives ... / I suggest we ... / We should ... / How about ...? > The speaker is wearing the ... hat.
    GREEN
  • GREEN HAT
    creativity
    conclusions
    information
    good points
  • YELLOW HAT
    conclusions
    caution
    benefits
    information
  • ____ hat speaker: Could I have reacted differently?
    GREEN
  • Odd one out - RED HAT questions
    What do my senses tell me?
    What are your gut reactions?
    What do we know about ...?
    What would annoy the customers/users?
  • BLACK HAT
    emotion
    proposals
    caution
    the main idea
  • WHITE HAT
    ideas and proposals
    benefits
    information
    feelings
  • ___ hat speaker: What risks might this bring?
    BLACK
  • ____ hat speaker: What needs to be done before we next meet?
    BLUE
  • Odd one out - WHITE HAT questions
    What do we know about ...?
    What benefits will this lead to?
    What information is available?
    What are the facts?
  • What do my senses tell me? > The speaker is wearing the ... hat.
    RED
  • Odd one out - YELLOW HAT questions
    What are the benefits?
    What are the good things about this?
    What are the advantages?
    What are the problems here?
  • BLUE HAT
    proposals
    opinion
    good points
    process
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