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Making big decisions. Not a matter of time. More a matter of process.

Making big decisions. Not a matter of time. More a matter of process.

In his excellent book, Blink, Malcolm Gladwell summarises a view that I think is very prevalent.
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How do you know if you need Six Hats?

How do you know if you need Six Hats?

Six Hats is not an end in itself. Having defined your focus — a challenge, a problem or an opportunity — you may decide that Six Hats is a…
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Six Hats. What’s this?

Six Hats. What’s this?

Six Hats is a way to think, invented by Dr Edward de Bono in the early eighties.
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Blue Hat. Overseeing thinking.

Blue Hat. Overseeing thinking.

Because Six Hats is a very deliberate attempt at provoking a new way of thinking, it makes sense that someone looks after the process and…
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Yellow Hat. Positivity blossoms.

Yellow Hat. Positivity blossoms.

Yellow is an optimistic colour and the Yellow Hat that focuses on positive benefits.
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Green Hat. Just about ideas.

Green Hat. Just about ideas.

Think of green shoots. New growth. Energy and potential. Now you’re in Green Hat Country.
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Red Hat. You don’t need to explain.

Red Hat. You don’t need to explain.

Our gut reaction is one of the most powerful influences on our state of mind and point of view.
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White hat. Fill in the blanks.

White hat. Fill in the blanks.

When we adopt the White Hat, we are interested in information, data and facts that we know about.
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Black Hat. You be the judge.

Black Hat. You be the judge.

The Black Hat is the hat of fault-finding and nit-picking.
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The background to Six Hats.

The background to Six Hats.

Edward de Bono, inventor of the term ‘Lateral Thinking’ and widely acknowledged as the world’s leading expert on thinking, wrote a book…
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