Transcript Edward de Bono’s

Edward de Bono’s
Six Hats Thinking Task
Early in the 1980s Dr. Edward de Bono invented the Six
Thinking Hats method. The method is a framework for
thinking. It requires students (and teachers), to extend
their way of thinking about a topic by wearing a range of
different ’thinking‘ hats
The six hats represent six modes of thinking and
are directions to think rather than labels for
thinking. That is, the hats are used proactively
rather than reactively.
Your students will use the Six Thinking Hats to:
•Discuss topics
•Solve problems
•Explore alternatives
•Reach decisions
•Research, organise and write reports
•Brainstorming
‘Six hats’ is a type of group work.
In this method you are asked to look at a problem
from different angles and use this to come to a
conclusion.
You need to use each hat to look at the problem.
The hats are as follows:
White Hat pure facts, figures and
information
Red Hat seeing red, emotions and feelings, also
hunch and intuition
Black Hat negative judgement, what is wrong
with the statement, or why it doesn’t work?
Yellow Hat positive judgement, constructive,
what is good about it?
Green Hat creative, what could be changed or
done differently ?
Blue Hat thinking about what you have already
discussed, what is your overall conclusion?
You need to look at your question using each of
the hats. As a group, use one hat at a time.
It is easiest to start with the white hat and work
your way down to the blue hat.
Always do the blue hat last.
If you would like to look again at this
PowerPoint and download the
examples on Balliol and Malcolm X,
go the the History at Huntly website
http://thegordonschools.typepad.co.u
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(see under Six Hats)
Some examples to look at:
John Balliol
Malcolm X