6 Thinking Hats - traditional and outside the box uses

Vadim Kotelnikov author super-creativity

Six Thinking Hats

Traditional, Semi-Traditional, and Outside-the-Box Uses

Generate Ideas ▪ Analyze Proposals ▪ Pitch Appraisers

6 Thinking Hats information emotion optimist pessimist growth process

The Six Thinking Hats proposal analysis tool invented by Edward de Bono is particularly useful for evaluating radically innovative ideas.

As participants wear each hat – white, red, yellow, black, green, or blue – they all must think a certain way at the same time.

Solve Big Problems and Make Better Decisions

The Six Thinking Hats is one of the BEST tools I've used at Microsoft to be more inclusive, solve big problems, and make better decisions with teams around the world.

JD Meier

Are you tired of ineffective meetings, one-track thinking, and limited perspectives?

You can unlock better thinking and inclusive team dynamics with the Six Thinking Hats technique.

The Six Thinking Hats Technique is a powerful tool for problem-solving and decision-making that empowers individuals and teams to explore challenges from six different perspectives, improving their critical thinking skills and creating a more inclusive team dynamic.

By reducing conflict and promoting collaboration, the technique helps diverse thinkers, including those with cognitive and neurodiverse backgrounds, to contribute to the discussion in a structured and safe way.

Edward de Bono's approach to thinking encourages individuals to explore multiple perspectives and avoid biases. It's a simple yet effective way to improve problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Even those who are not trained in the Six Thinking Hats Technique can benefit from its principles in real-life scenarios. If you're looking to improve your own thinking or enhance the productivity of your team, give the Six Thinking Hats Technique a try and unlock the full potential of your collective intellect.

Pitch Appraisers using the Six Thinking Hats tool

Integrate some “delicious food” for each Hat into your pitch if you know that the appraisers will use the Six Thinking Hats analysis to assess your proposal.

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How To Sell Disruptive Ideas to the Six Thinking Hats

This is an outside-the-box use of the Six Thinking Hats tool for selling disruptive ideas, proposals, and opportunities to appraisers and decision makers.

For the White Hat (Information), inspire your audience to ask such questions that when answered shed light on new amazing features of your idea.

To seduce the Red Hat (Emotions), use emotional marketing techniques.

Explain how you propose to achieve the goal to persuade the Blue Hat (Process).

SWOT marketing will help you to win minds and hearts of the Yellow Hat (Optimist), the Black Hat (Pessimist), and the Green Hat (Growth).

Idea Assessment
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