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6 Thinking Hats - meetings

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