CREATE Project 1/29 SIX THINKING HATS SIX THINKING HATS A COLOURED TECHNIQUE A COLOURED TECHNIQUE FOR EVALUATION FOR EVALUATION
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SIX THINKING HATSSIX THINKING HATS
A COLOURED TECHNIQUEA COLOURED TECHNIQUEFOR EVALUATIONFOR EVALUATION
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TOOLSTOOLS
3Creative Process
4Evaluation
1ExternalMapping
2InternalMapping
Six ThinkingHats
EDUCATION QUESTIONNAIRES GROUP SESSIONS
0Predisposition
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WE ARE HERE!WE ARE HERE!
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Author of the technique: E. De Bono (1985)
Are Are youyou reallyreally the the samesame personperson ifif youyou wear wear differentdifferent hatshats??????
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HOW WE THINK…Different ways of thinking:
informationinformationlogiclogicemotionsemotionsdesiresdesirescreativitycreativity
We think in different ways simultaneously, oftengenerating confusionEx.: we look for a logical excuse for emotions
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PessimisticPessimistic
RationalRational
OrganizationalOrganizational OptimisticOptimistic
CreativeCreative
EmotionalEmotional
6 HATS = 6 WAYS OF THINKING
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WHY… SIX HATS?To play a part(if you wear a clown’s dress,you can behave like a clown!)
To protect yourself(you can freely express your EMOTIONSEMOTIONS!)
To pay attention to every aspect of a problem
To change your register(stop being pessimistic!)
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1) WHITE: ABSENCEABSENCE of colour…neutrality, data, numbers, facts, information
2) RED: like PASSIONPASSION!…emotions, sensations, premonitions, intuitions
3) BLACK: like THUNDERTHUNDER!…negative aspects, risks, problems
4) YELLOW: here comes the SUNSUN! …positive aspects, constructive attitude, opportunities
5) GREEN: like GRASSGRASS…fertility of thoughts, new ideas, creativity
6) BLUE: like the SKYSKY above us…supervision, control, direction
BASIC RULES
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BASIC RULES
• “ Let’s put the white/red/black/yellow/ green/blue hat on”
• No more exhortations or reproaches
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WHITE HATWHITE HAT
… like a COMPUTER!!COMPUTER!!
Data, numbers
Information
Real things
Things said by others
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WHITE HATWHITE HAT“ Let’s put the white hat on”
NO interpretations
NO opinions
Precise and specifique questions
2 levels of information:
• controlled facts
• believed facts
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THE RED HATTHE RED HAT… like PASSION!!!!
Do you see red?
Emotions & sensations
Premonitions
Intuitions
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THE RED HATTHE RED HAT“ Let’s put the red hat on”
Reactions & concerns
NO justifications
NO need to explain reasons
Visible sensations
Two cathegories:
1) common emotions (fear, aversion, suspicion)
2) premonitions, impressions, aestethic regards
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THE BLACK HATTHE BLACK HAT
…like THUNDER!!THUNDER!!Devil’s advocate
Negative judgments
Why isn’t your idea good?
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“ Let’s put the black hat on”
critical judgment
pessimism
STEPS:
1) is the premise valid & well-grounded?
2) is the consequence correct?
3) is the consequence necessary?
4) is it possible to find other consequences(or conclusions)?
THE BLACK HATTHE BLACK HAT
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THE YELLOW HATTHE YELLOW HAT…like the
SUN!!SUN!!
Brilliance, luminosity
Optimism
Opportunity
Positive logical judgments(not emotional)
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“ Let’s put the yellow hat on”
advantages (gain & benefits)
towards positive results (efficiency & feasibility)
concrete and precise suggestions
prediction about the future
dreams & fancies
THE YELLOW HATTHE YELLOW HAT
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THE GREEN HATTHE GREEN HAT
…like GRASS!!GRASS!!
Fertility, creativity
Plant from the seed
Movement, provocation
Random words
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“ Let’s put the green hat on”
NEW ideas, concepts, perceptions
NEW approaches to problems
change
alternatives & options
lateral thought
humour
beyond what is well-known
THE GREEN HATTHE GREEN HAT
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THE BLUE HATTHE BLUE HATColdnessColdness & control& control
ConductorConductor
ThoughtThought aboutabout thoughtthought
Plan, Plan, organizeorganize
…like the SKY!!SKY!!
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THE BLUE HATTHE BLUE HAT“ Let’s put the blue hat on”
instructions to think
organization of thought
control & respect of the rules
right questions
define the problem
define the targets
explorative questions
summaries, conclusions, data, …
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Application to a DERBI product
Hide the scooter’s silencer fromsight by inserting the exhaustpipe into the tail
Evaluation with the six thinkinghats method
IDEA:
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Scooter
Motorbike
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WHITE hat
The idea consist into
combining the exhaust pipe
into the tail like GP motorbikes
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YELLOW hat
• aesthetic improvement
• More safety owing to the elimination of accidentalburns due to contact
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•Difficult mantainance for the exhaust pipe
•Less room for the carrier under the seat
•Heavy heat insulation neededbetween pipe and plastic
BLACK hat
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GREEN hat
• Build a more compact exhaust pipe
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RED RED hathat
- power
- aggressiveness
- desire to be the centre of attention
- desire of possession
- …
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Overall this idea seems good:
- apparently there are no big technical issues
- it stirs up mostly positive emotions
- problems pointed out by the black hat are notinsormountable
BLUE BLUE hathat