...BOOK TITLE : SIX THINKING HATS AUTHOR : EDWARD DE BONO In this book the author introduces a way of how to think. He introduces the concept of parallel thinking. He says that the enemy of thought is its complexity, which leads to confusion. When the thoughts are clear and simple, it is easy to make decisions. The concept of six hats is very simple to understand and use. In ordinary, unstructured thinking this process is unfocused; the thinker leaps from critical thinking to neutrality to optimism and so on without structure or strategy. The Six Hats Thinking process attempts to introduce parallel thinking. Many individuals are used to this and develop their own habits unconsciously. Sometimes, these are effective and sometimes times not effective. What is certain is that when thinking in a group these individual strategies will tend not to converge. As a result, discussion will not tend to converge. Due to the power of ego and the identified predilection to black thinking hat in the majority of western culture, it can lead to very destructive meetings. Even with clear shared objectives and good courtesy in any collaborative thinking activity there is a natural tendency for "spaghetti thinking" where one person is thinking about the benefits while another considers the facts and so on. The six hats process avoids this. Everyone considers and everyone looks in the same direction together. For example, a façade of a house (metaphorically speaking) and then the group will turn...
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...SEMINAR PAPER Creative Techniques for Problem Solving Korbinian Dennerlein H0954189 Strategy, Innovation & Management Control Vienna University of Economics and Business Course: 5876 Personal skills -‐ Problem solving Instructor: Desislava Vacheva (BSc.MSc.) Korbinian Dennerlein H0954189 CREATIVE TECHNIQUES Innovation and creativity foster and generate a crucial resource in today’s constantly changing business environment. It is essential to handle this resource carefully and to act target oriented in order to gain a sustainable competitive advantage. Nevertheless, it is important not to lose focus on the core business and to keep the balance between exploitation and exploration. Therefore, it is important to apply creativity in the right way. This application should preserve the stable and working organization from being too chaotic. A general way to divide the various approaches is to cluster them into divergent and convergent techniques. Divergent techniques aim at generating a high number of ideas in order to have a wide range of possible solutions to choose from. In comparison, convergent techniques deal with a certain problem and search step-by-step for a single right solution.1 In the beginning of this paper I want to explain one divergent concept in...
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...Six Caps Case Study University of Phoenix Undergraduate Nursing Studies Introduction In the words of Albert Einstein, “the world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” Today more and more nurses have to change their thinking process to ensure clients receive quality care. Therefore, clinical judgments cannot be based on speculation but on outcome, directed thinking. As the client health status changes, the nurse must be able recognize, assess, and evaluate all the presenting information to make an outcome decision that is best for the client and client’s family. To make appropriate decisions require nurses to put on their thinking caps. Edward de Bono’s six thinking caps integrates knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, and evaluation allowing the nurse to make quality, outcome based decision. The purpose of this paper will focus on a case study using six thinking caps to critically analyze and make clinical decisions in promoting client safety and quality care. White Cap Thinking Looking at the case study with the White, Ms. Marianne first presented with a severe headache. The nurse uses her knowledge base about hemorrhagic stroke to decide what additional information is needed. Since information cannot be obtained from the patient, the nurse ask the patient’s family questions about the patient’s health problems, family health problems, medical history, medication regimen...
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...sections, which focus on the functions of six different hats. The first three chapters introduce the concept of six hats to the readers. The rest of the chapters address the hats with 5 to 8 chapters per section. The last two chapters provide the benefits of using the six hats method and conclusion. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Edward de Bono is regarded as the leading authority in direct teaching of thinking as a skill. He originated the term “lateral thinking” and has developed formal techniques for deliberate creative thinking. Biography: Edward Charles Francis Publius de Bono was born in Malta on 19 May 1933. De Bono then gained a medical degree from the University of Malta. He was a Rhodes Scholar at Christ Church, Oxford, in England where he gained an MA in psychology and physiology. He also has a PhD degree and a DPhil in medicine from Trinity College, Cambridge, a DDes (Doctor of Design) from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, and an LLD from the University of Dundee. He has held faculty appointments at the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, London and Harvard. He is a professor at Malta, Pretoria, Central England and Dublin City University. De Bono holds the Da Vinci Professor of Thinking chair at University of Advancing Technology in Phoenix, USA. He was one of the 27...
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...LIBROS RECOMENDADOS 1.- EL HOMBRE MAS RICO DE BABILONIA GEORGE S. CLASON EDICIONES OBELISCO 2.- PADRE RICO PADRE POBRE ROBERT T. KIYOSAKI ED. AGUILAR 3.- EL CUADRANTE DEL FLUJO DEL DINERO ROBERT T. KIYOSAKI ED. AGUILAR 4.- RETIRESE JOVEN Y RICO ROBERT T. KIYOSAKI ED. AGUILAR 5.- PIENSE Y HAGASE RICO NAPOLEON HILL ED. GRIJALBO 6.- EL JUEGO DEL DINERO ROBERT T. KIYOSAKI ED. AGUILAR 7.- GUIA PARA INVERTIR ROBERT T. KIYOSAKI ED. AGUILAR 8.- LOS SECRETOS DE LA MENTE MILLONARIA HARV EKER ED. SIRIO LA RUTA DE LA EXCELENCIA EMPRESARIAL EFRAIN LECHUGA ED. ISEF CARLOS SLIM JOSE MARTINEZ ED. OCEANO EL MILLONARIO DE AL LADO THOMAS J. STANLEY ED. ATLANTIDA NOS VEREMOS EN LA CUMBRE ZIG ZIGLAR ED. DIANA COMO GANAR AMIGOS E INFLUIR SOBRE LAS PERSONAS DALE CARNEGIE ED. HERMES ( Se recomiendan todos los de Dale Carnegie) LA IMAGEN DEL ÉXITO ( y todo lo referente ) GABY VARGAS ED. AGUILAR LA INTELIGENCIA EMOCIONAL DANIEL GOLEMAN ED. VERGARA EL MUNDO ES TUYO PERO TIENES QUE GANARTELO KIM WOO CHONG ED. IBEROAMERICA EL VENDEDOR MAS GRANDE DEL MUNDO OG MANDINO ED. DIANA ( Se recomiendan todos los de Og Mandino ) EL MONJE QUE VENDIO SU FERRARI SHARMA ED. GRIJALBO EL PENSAMIENTO LATERAL EDWARD DE BONO ED. PAIDOS EL PENSAMIENTO PRACTICO EDWARD DE BONO ED. PAIDOS SEIS SOMBREROS PARA PENSAR EDWARD DE BONO ED. PAIDOS LOS 7 HABITOS DE LA GENTE ALTAMENTE EFECTIVA COVEY ED. PAIDOS TODOS LOS LIBROS...
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...Decision in Paradise 2 In this paper we will look at a rational and effective thinking technique in which a person can evaluate all sides of critical decision making and most often plan for all possible scenarios in a particular situation. The situation that we are discussing in this scenario is the establishment of a Walgreens on the small island of Kava. The technique we will be using to analyze the situation is the “Six Thinking Hats” or the “de Bono Hats System”. As stated by Wikipedia (2009), S.T.H “is a thinking tool for group discussion and individual thinking. Combined with the idea of parallel thinking which is associated with it, it provides a means for groups to think together more effectively, and a means to plan thinking processes in a detailed and cohesive way.” In the article Six Thinking Hats: Looking at a Decision from All Points of View the author explained “Six thinking hats is a powerful technique that helps to look at important decisions from a number of different perspectives” (2008). He goes on to say “It helps to make better decision by pushing one to move outside their habitual ways of thinking. It helps to understand the full complexity of the decision, and spot issues and opportunities to which one might otherwise be blind” (U.K.A., 2008). When using this particular problem solving technique it makes it possible for one to solve problems and analyze scenarios from multiple approaches. We will now look at the Decisions in Paradise...
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...Evaluating Practical Workplace Decisions Using de Bono’s ‘Six Thinking Hats’ Background/Bio on Dr. Edward de Bono Dr. Edward de Bono 1933 to current. (Systems, 2014) Dr. Edward de Bono 1933 to current. (Systems, 2014) Nominated for the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2005, Edward de Bono is regarded by many as the leading authority in the field of creative thinking, innovation and the direct teaching of thinking as a skill. He is equally renowned for his development of the Six Thinking Hats technique and the Direct Attention Thinking Tools. He is the originator of the concept of Lateral Thinking, which is now part of language and is listed in the Oxford English Dictionary. Dr. de Bono was born in Malta. He was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, holds an MA in psychology and physiology from Oxford, a D. Phil. in Medicine and also a Ph.D. from Cambridge. He has held faculty appointments at the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, London and Harvard. His instruction in thinking has been sought by many organizations: IBM, Prudential, GM, BT (UK), NTT (Japan), Nokia (Finland), Mondadori (Italy), Total (France), Siemens (Germany), Bosch (Germany), Ericsson (Sweden) and many others. His methods are now mandatory in the school curriculum in many countries and widely used in others. He has written 70 books with translations into 38 languages and has been invited to lecture in 57 countries. Dr. de Bono was chosen by a group of academics as one of the 250 people who had contributed most...
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...Content Page Executive summary -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02 1. Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 2. Management and Culture in Borthwick Contracting ------------------------------------------ 03 3.1. What Brothwick Contracting used to be --------------------------------------------------- 03 3.2. Restructuring Brothwick Contracting ------------------------------------------------------ 04 3. Recommendations ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04 4.3. Focusing on the biggest resources ---------------------------------------------------------- 04 4.4. Resolving intergroup conflict --------------------------------------------------------------- 05 4. The Six Thinking Hats ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 05 5.5. Focusing on the biggest resource ------------------------------------------------------------06 5.6. Resolving intergroup conflict --------------------------------------------------------------- 08 5. S.W.O.T --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 6. Summary -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 7. References -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
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...people are thinking of actually just revitalised versions of an already existing idea? Or do people not have enough experience in the field of ‘creative thinking’ and give up too easy? It is inevitable that people perceive creativity in different ways, but this essay will explore and discuss the debate of ideas, the process of ideas, and the importance of ideas obtaining worth and reasoning. Some people believe that for an idea to be a good one, it needs to have value. Speaking in a video titled “Edward De Bono on Creative Thinking”, De Bono states that he believes an idea with no value is “just being different for the sake of being different”, which he thinks is what gives creativity a bad name. He uses the example of creating a ‘triangular door’, despite the fact that doors are always rectangular. He states that if you cannot prove the value of this idea, then this is just being different for the sake of it, which he does not deem as creativity (2006). This shows that whilst De Bono supports this idea of creativity, he believes ideas should be not only new, but also useful. Expanding on an idea with no true reason is not something he believes is necessary. Robinson also agrees with this notion, stating, “Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value. It is a process; it's not random” (n.d.). Although in comparison to this, some may have the view that a creative idea does not need to have any specific value, as well as the fact that everyone will have different...
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...Recently I was involved in an office meeting that included myself, a unit Manager and the Area Director. A complaint was filed against me, suggesting that because I was not doing my job correctly, I denied a client medical benefits. The client was the best friend of the Manager. The Manager was very upset and embarrassed by the complaint and requested the meeting. She had been in this position for over five years and supervised primarily with a red hat, addressing most issues based on her emotions. (deBono, 1999) I do see the benefit of having this hat on in certain situations, but not with this issue. The manager was too close to the client and issue to see beyond her emotions. In retrospect, I believe I wore several hats during that meeting. I presented the plain facts to the Manager and Director, providing the data that I requested the required documents, entered the data received timely and denied the application appropriately, albeit my white hat. I then stated that doing anything other than that would have resulted in fraud on my part, as well as the client, the black hat. From there, I suggested that we go forward and be proactive. The verifications that were requested have all been received at this point, but the application had expired. I explained that we can very easily resolve this issue by asking the client to complete another application. I would process the new application with the data that we now had and approve services that the client qualified...
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...As a student trying to support myself through college years, I started working in an Oil and Gas company called Jacobswell. This is not an easy busy because of the challenges such as pricing, difficult customers, as well as the lack of oil supply at time. At times all the staffs in the office are so distressed due to the lack of oil to supply the paying customer. So during meetings we always sit and discuss the issues involved. The best way to manage the stress and problems are by using the six thinking hats by Edward de Bono. By using the white hat which is by running through facts we can learn that in order to produce oil and sell it to the market we first need crude oil. And from the available facts we also know that there is 2 trillion barrels of oil available in total but in recent years there are information that half of the 2 trillion barrels of oil has been used up. People use oil for everything. For power generators, for transformers, for vehicles etc. This also means that oil will be continuously used up until there is no more left. It is predicted that by 2020 there will be major decrease in oil production. This means our company should not accept all orders and if we do not have the oil we should not over promise as this would only put us in a difficult situation. Then by using the red hat we find solutions to every staff’s worries and main concerns as some may feel distressed, helpless, disturbed and scared. This all happens due to us being unable to deliver on...
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...Introduction Six Thinking Hats, is authored by Edward de Bono. Mr. de Bono comes from a well-educated family from Malta. De Bono’s parents were Joseph and Josephine de Bono. Mr. de Bono graduated at the age of 15, and was nicknamed genius. Mr. de Bono has several degrees, including a couple of doctorates. Mr. de Bono is a physician, author, inventor, and a consultant. The phase lateral thinking as a term was introduced by Mr. de Bono. Mr. de Bono is widely known for his development of lateral thinking as a skill. De Bono used his medical experience as his inspiration for understanding the brain as a self-organizing system, which allowed de Bono to create practical tools for thinking (Powell, 2007). Mr. de Bono is an activist for teaching lateral thinking as a subject in schools. Development of Lateral Thinking The development of Mr. de Bono’s theory was a result of his path from medicine during the 1960’s. Mr. de Bono’s path lead to the use of a system for solving health problem but related it to the thinking process, but more specifically creativity thinking. Mr. de Bono’s was researching the glands and kidney system at the time of developing the thinking process as a result of recognizing they were self-organizing glands. Mr. de Bono related his research of the self-organizing systems to the brain. Mr. de Bono figured if tools could be created to train a person to think then anyone could be creative (Bailey, 2007). Mr. de Bono was very interested in letting the world know about...
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...The Six thinking hats was developed by Edward de Bono in 1985. It has since become an international bestseller and integrated into many corporations for decision making saving tremendous amount of time and giving clear focus to complex business case situations. It focuses on “what can be” versus “what is”. Traditional thinking was defined 2300 years ago by the “Greek Gang of Three” Plato, Socrates and Aristotle. Their thinking was based on an argumentative model which is fine but not complete. Six thinking hats uses constructive, or parallel thinking model using the analogy of six hats to represent each perspective. The six hats are: - The white hat – facts and figures - The red hat - emotions and feelings - The black hat – cautious and careful - The yellow hat – Speculative and positive - The green hat - creative thinking - The blue hat – control of thinking This method is an excellent technique for making sure a problem is analyzed from all directions. It is a process that makes case analysis simple. It succeeds for several reasons: Power: The technique allows members of a group to go in one direction rather than defending a position. The experience and knowledge from all members is directed at the case. Time Saving: following the process and eliminating the argumentative method decisions are made more quickly, less time arguing. Removal of Ego: presenting and defending an idea can be become a defense of your ego versus real problem solving. With parallel...
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...Week 1: Introduction to Critical Thinking This week, Madam Aznur started our learning by explaining about the differences between the critical thinking and creative thinking. Critical thinking is a cognitive activity-associated with using the mind and basically is using by the left brain, while creative thinking is using by the right brain. Being the type of person that likes to read about any argument or debate about some matter especially when it comes to economics and politics, I can confidently say that critical thinking is the most important subject I’ve ever offered in my academic life. My abilities to recognize technique used to make certain position more appealing, reflecting an issue in a structured manner, drawing conclusion, synthesizing information and presenting a point of view were a complete joke. Having all these disabilities, I believe critical thinking, as a subject, is the best thing has happened to my academic life. I intend to attentively to study this subject and allow it to have an impact on my academic and social life. Week 2: The Basic Structure of Argument During week 2, I’ve learned about the basic structure of an argument. Argument can be simply defined as a series of statements used to persuade someone of something. There are two main components in argument, which are the premise and the conclusion. We also learned about proposition. Proposition is a declarity and it can be either true or false. We also have been taught about statement:...
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...playing the word association game? What is the first thing that comes to mind in response to 'creativity?' For most people it is probably 'art' or something similar, it is probably never 'business.' Creativity is not simply the preserve of the artist. It is something built into everyone, even the businessperson! Thinking creatively is a powerful business tool that can help businesses exploit new opportunities and solve problems, all of which can result in improved profitability. Mike Waddell of Adsidia offers tips on creative thinking as a tool to help you generate new thinking in your business. Edward de Bono, of 'lateral thinking' and 'Six Thinking Hats' fame, observed that the human mind is a very efficient pattern making and matching system. The problem is that our minds are lazy. This means that we tend to force fit new scenarios to old patterns instead of making new ones. De Bono called this 'cliché thinking.' These clichés include our responses and so we inherently limit our ability to exploit new opportunities. The question is how can we break through the clichés to benefit our business? This in essence is what creative thinking is about - it is the process of finding new perspectives and developing new thinking. The question is how can we break through the clichés to benefit our business? This in essence is what creative thinking is about - it is the process of finding new perspectives and developing new thinking. Change the question! As cliché thinking limits us, it...
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