Critical and Creative Thinking Using The Six Thinking Hats Method

The workshop is designed for all business people who wish to improve team-working, hold more productive meetings, generate new ideas, and solve problems faster and enhance their own thinking ability.

Minimize personality conflicts
Make better decisions based on thorough and clear thinking
Create communication plans that are clear and concise
Generate powerful new ideas that are outside of the mainstream
Design action plans that are supported by the group and can be implemented
Look for innovative solutions more regularly – “out-think” the competition

TRADITIONAL THINKING
• Changing or thinking behaviour
• Argument and Critical thinking
• Why argument is inadequate

SIX THINKING HATS CONCEPT LEARNING THE HATS
• Blue Hat
• White Hat
• Red Hat
• Yellow Hat
• Green Hat
• Black Hat

TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR USING THE SIX HATS
• Guidelines for Designing sequences
• Systemic use of Six Hats
• Sequencing for specific Outcomes
• Individually use of Six Hats
• Occasional use of Six Hats
• Conversational use
• Meeting use

LEARNING TOOLS

Edward de Bono Six Thinking Hats Model
Tips for using each of the Six Hats
Tips for sequencing the Six Hats
Tips for using the Six Hats in different workplace situations