Six Thinking Hats

by Edward de Bono

Number of pages: 192

Publisher: Back Bay Books

BBB Library: Business Classics, Psychology and Strengths

ISBN: 978-0316178310



About the Author

Edward de Bono is a Maltese physician, psychologist, author, inventor and consultant. He originated the term lateral thinking, wrote the book Six Thinking Hats and is a proponent of the teaching of thinking as a subject in schools.

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Editorial Review

The multi-million bestseller Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono was first published in 1981. He is author of Lateral Thinking and I Am Right You Are Wrong and teaches you how to run better meetings and make better decisions. Dr de Bono has written more than 60 books, in 40 languages, with people now teaching his methods worldwide. He has chaired a special summit of Nobel Prize laureates and has been hailed as one of the 250 people who have contributed most to mankind.  

Book Reviews

“Because of that, I’d say Six Thinking Hats is worthwhile reading for anyone in a career that utilizes thinking skills.” - The Simple Dollar

“With this book the author describes how to make meetings much more efficient by simplifying the thinking process and switching focus.” - Brain Spores

“The book has been out over 20 years now but its techniques are timeless and it’s an easy read. Time to read it (again?) and bring the techniques to your next brainstorming session.” - Public Knowledge

“In his book, he provides many practical examples and simulations to help us imagine how the hats can and should be used, as well as how to differentiate between the different hats.” – Reading Graphics

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Wisdom to Share

The Six Thinking Hats method may well be the most important change in human thinking for the past twenty-three hundred years.

When the white hat is in use, everyone focuses directly and exclusively on information.

White hat energy is directed at seeking out and laying out information.

The computer is neutral and objective. It does not offer interpretations or opinions.

The thinker strives to be more neutral and more objective in the presentation of information.

The white (absence of colour) indicates neutrality.

The red hat provides a unique and special opportunity for feelings, emotions, and intuition to be put forward as such.

Intuition may be based on a lot of experience.

There is no need to explain or justify the feelings.

If people think that they have to validate their feelings, they will put forward only feelings that can be validated.

Wearing the red hat allows the thinker to say: 'This is how I feel about the matter.

The red hat legitimizes emotions and feelings as an important part of thinking.

The black hat is the hat of caution.

The black hat is based on a natural mechanism in the mind.

The yellow hat looks for benefits, but they must be logically based.

The green hat is the energy hat.

When thinking is clear and simple, it becomes more enjoyable and more effective.

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Tactics is based upon fifty interviews conducted for the book with men and women who have been outstandingly successful in a variety of fields. With his usual perceptiveness, Edward De Bono, one of the greatest revolutionary thinkers of our time, analyses their different paths to success, revealing that underneath their different

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