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6 Thinking Hats - meetings

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