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6 Thinking Hats - meetings

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