One of the great pleasures and profits of my ‘Thinking Mangers’ work is that I get to handle Edward de Bono’s monthly contributions to Letter To Thinking Managers we jointly produce. Over the years, I have benefited greatly from his wit and wisdom. Somebody asked me the other day which of his contributions to ‘thinking’ I find most valuable. That varies from situation to situation, but I’ve a special spot in my heart and head for the Six Thinking Hats.
Instead of arguing our own particular passions and prejudices, the Hatters all put on the same hat at the same time to discuss a topic in the same spirit - thus the Black Hat is ‘logical and negative’, putting forward all the logical arguments against the proposal, while, with the Green Hat on, everybody concentrates on producing creative solutions. It’s a wonderful and speedy way of escaping from prejudice and antagonism to arrive at a properly studied and accepted consensus.
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