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DeBono - S Six Thinking Hats

The document describes Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats technique for structured thinking and creativity. It presents the six types of thinking - white (facts), red (feelings), black (cautions), yellow (benefits), green (creativity), and blue (process) - and explains how focusing thinking in one direction at a time using colored "hats" can improve collaboration and problem solving. The technique is suggested as a tool to help students think more thoroughly and creatively without arguments. An example activity is described where groups use the hats to discuss possibilities around the scenario of free wheelchairs.

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DeBono - S Six Thinking Hats

The document describes Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats technique for structured thinking and creativity. It presents the six types of thinking - white (facts), red (feelings), black (cautions), yellow (benefits), green (creativity), and blue (process) - and explains how focusing thinking in one direction at a time using colored "hats" can improve collaboration and problem solving. The technique is suggested as a tool to help students think more thoroughly and creatively without arguments. An example activity is described where groups use the hats to discuss possibilities around the scenario of free wheelchairs.

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DeBono’s Six Thinking

Hats
Creativity in the Classroom
BY
Tanya Hampton and Stephanie Tyler
Rockdale County Schools
thampton@rockdale.k12.ga.us
styler@rockdale.k12.ga.us
What is it?
Six Thinking Hats is a time-tested, proven, and
practical thinking tool.
Provides a framework to help people think clearly
and thoroughly
Directs thinking attention in one direction at a
time--white hat facts, green hat creativity, yellow
hat benefits, black cautions, red hat feelings, and
blue hat process.
It is suggested that chemical settings in the brain
may be different when we are being creative,
being positive, being negative, etc.
It is best to separate the components of thinking in
order to do them properly.
There is not one brain setting that is ideal for all
types of thinking.
(deBono, 1998)
How is it used?
A powerful tool that facilitates productive, critical
thinking, collaboration, communication, and
creativity.
Enables each person's unique point of view to be
included and considered.
Argument and endless discussion become a thing of
the past.
Thinking becomes more thorough.
When using the Six Hats, each person thinks with the
same hat at the same time- known as parallel
thinking.
Calming Egos…
We know that our gifted students have a hard time
“losing” an argument.
With the Six Hats method, arguments are no longer the
focus.
Students are asked to give a “performance” of a specific
type of thinking. This will challenge them- they will try to
do it because they won’t want to look like they are
unable to perform that way.
In the course of their thinking, they may uncover ideas
that may cause them to change their mind and think
more creatively.
DeBono’s Six Hats

Blue Hat Thinking- Process White Hat Thinking- Facts Green Hat Thinking - Creativity
• Thinking about thinking •Information and data • Ideas, alternative,
• What thinking is •Neutral and objective possibilities
needed? •What do I know? • Provocation - "PO"
• Organizing the thinking •What do I need to find • Solutions to black hat
• Planning for action out? problems
•How will I get the
information I need?
Yellow Hat Thinking- Benefits Black Hat Thinking - Cautions Red Hat Thinking – Feelings
•Positives, plus points •Difficulties, weaknesses, • Intuition, hunches, gut
•Logical reasons are given. dangers instinct
•Why an idea is useful •Logical reasons are given. •My feelings right now.
•Spotting the risks •Feelings can change.
•No reasons are given.
What does it sound like?
DeBono’s Six Hats in action…
(8:02)
Putting it into practice…
 Look a the ticket you received when you came in. There will be a
number on the back. Find the corresponding sign on the walls
and go to that number.
 With your groups, you will be using the Six Thinking Hats to think
creatively about a scenario. You will use the chart paper and
markers to write down the thinking your group members did.
Divide your paper into 5 sections.
 Presenters will be the blue hats. They will move the discussion
along. Listen for the bell to signal the end of one type of thinking
and the transition to the next type of thinking.
 Remember, only one type of thinking should be done at a time
(parallel thinking). All thoughts should be accepted and
recorded.
Your scenario

Wheelchairs are free.


References
The Revolutionary Nature of Six Thinking Hats
& Parallel Thinking by Edward de Bono
www.deBonoForSchools.com
- Six Thinking Hats Classroom Activity (free
download)
www.tpet.co.uk (6 Hats Thinking Cube)

thampton@rockdale.k12.ga.us
styler@rockdale.k12.ga.us

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