Six Thinking Hats
by de Bono, EdwardFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-09-13
Publisher(s): LITTLE BROWN & CO
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Summary
Using case studies & real-life examples, the author shows how each of us can become a better thinker through deliberate role-playing. He outlines a brisk, disciplined approach that both individuals & businesses (from start-ups to major corporations) can adopt to create a climate of clearer thinking, improved communication, & greater creativity.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Six Hats, Six Colors | p. 13 |
| Using the Hats | p. 16 |
| The White Hat | p. 25 |
| The White Hat: facts and figures | p. 27 |
| White Hat Thinking: whose fact is it? | p. 33 |
| White Hat Thinking: Japanese-style input | p. 36 |
| White Hat Thinking: facts, truth, and philosophers | p. 59 |
| White Hat Thinking: who puts on the hat? | p. 44 |
| Summary of White Hat Thinking | p. 46 |
| The Red Hat | p. 47 |
| The Red Hat: emotions and feelings | p. 50 |
| Red Hat Thinking: the place of emotions in thinking | p. 52 |
| Red Hat Thinking: intuition and hunches | p. 56 |
| Red Hat Thinking: moment to moment | p. 60 |
| Red Hat Thinking: the use of emotions | p. 63 |
| Red Hat Thinking: the language of emotions | p. 67 |
| Summary of Red Hat Thinking | p. 70 |
| The Black Hat | p. 71 |
| The Black Hat: cautious and careful | p. 73 |
| Black Hat Thinking: content and process | p. 77 |
| Black Hat Thinking: the past and the future | p. 81 |
| Black Hat Thinking: the problem of overuse | p. 84 |
| Summary of Black Hat Thinking | p. 86 |
| The Yellow Hat | p. 89 |
| The Yellow Hat: speculative-positive | p. 91 |
| Yellow Hat Thinking: the positive spectrum | p. 95 |
| Yellow Hat Thinking: reasons and logical support | p. 98 |
| Yellow Hat Thinking: constructive thinking | p. 100 |
| Yellow Hat Thinking: speculation | p. 105 |
| Yellow Hat Thinking: relation to creativity | p. 109 |
| Summary of Yellow Hat Thinking | p. 112 |
| The Green Hat | p. 115 |
| The Green Hat: creative thinking | p. 117 |
| Green Hat Thinking: lateral thinking | p. 121 |
| Green Hat Thinking: movement instead of judgement | p. 123 |
| Green Hat Thinking: the need for provocation | p. 127 |
| Green Hat Thinking: alternatives | p. 132 |
| Green Hat Thinking: personality and skill | p. 138 |
| Green Hat Thinking: what happens to the ideas? | p. 141 |
| Summary of Green Hat Thinking | p. 144 |
| The Blue Hat | p. 145 |
| The Blue Hat: control of thinking | p. 147 |
| Blue Hat Thinking: focus | p. 152 |
| Blue Hat Thinking: program design | p. 156 |
| Blue Hat Thinking: summaries and conclusions | p. 161 |
| Blue Hat Thinking: control and monitoring | p. 164 |
| Summary of Blue Hat Thinking | p. 169 |
| Benefits of the Six Hats Method | p. 170 |
| Conclusion | p. 172 |
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