Task 4

MGT 312 : CREATIVE & CRITICAL THINKING

MODEL SIX THINKING HATS

WHITE HAT (Based on facts)

This hat focus on the data available. Look at the information you have, and see what you can learn from it. Look for gaps in your knowledge, and either try to fill them or take account of them.This is where you analyze past trends, and try to extrapolate from historical data.

BLUE HAT (Based on control)

The Blue Hat stands for process control. This is the hat by people chairing meetings. When running into difficulties because ideas are running dry, they may direct activity into Green Hat thinking. When contingency plans are needed, they will ask for Black Hat thinking, etc.

BLACK HAT (Based on negative side)

Using black hat thinking, look at all the bad points of the decision. Look at it cautiously and defensively. Try to see why it might not work. This is important because it highlights the weak points in a plan. It allows you to eliminate them, alter them, or prepare contingency plans to counter them.

RED HAT ( Based on feelings)

'Wearing' the red hat, you look at problems using intuition, gut reaction, and emotion. Also try to think how other people will react emotionally and it is more to our instinct. Try to understand the responses of people who do not fully know your reasoning.

GREEN HAT (Based on creativity)

The Green Hat stands for creativity. This is where you can develop creative solutions to a problem. It is a freewheeling way of thinking, in which there is little criticism of ideas. A whole range of creativity tools can help you here.

YELLOW HAT (Based on positively side)

The yellow hat helps you to think positively. It is the optimistic viewpoint that helps you to see all the benefits of the decision and the value in it. Yellow Hat thinking helps you to keep going when everything looks gloomy and difficult.

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