1) Six thinking hats process: The six thinking hats (parallel thinking) game was divided by de Bono (1995) to help people think more effectively. He equates thinking to being like putting on a hat. The game encourages the participants to view the problem or opportunity from different perspectives and allows the use of unrelated stimuli to be utilized in a structured manner. A hat is associated with a role someone plays. It allows students to focus on one aspect of a situation at a time and gain a deeper understanding of the issues that arise from that perspective. It also gives the opportunity to develop new and creative ideas as well as to be judgmental, logical and emotional. The six thinking hats have different colors and each color represent …show more content…
Black reminds us of a judge’s robe. De Bono emphasized that this hat is the most beneficial and needs to be the most frequently used hat. This hat draws attention to dangers. It points out risks and why something may not be beneficial. This hat is the critical hat and is an objective intervention that is done to bring to light negative situations. When this hat is put on, these types of questions are asked: • Is this really true? • Does it fit the facts? • Will it work? Will the idea work? • What are the weaknesses in the idea? Can it be done? • Is it Safe? Green Hat, Growth: Green means blessing, productivity and growth. The green symbolizes growth, energy and life. When thinking is done with the green hat recommendations, new opinions and alternatives are presented. The green hat gives an opportunity to find various possibilities. Everyone who uses the green hat tries to be creative. Putting on the green hat does not automatically make people more creative. However, this hat can ensure there is time and attention given to thinking more creatively. This hat looks for the answers to these questions: • What are some new ideas on this subject? • What is interesting about this idea? • What are the differences in these ideas? • Where will this take me? • What is the effect of going forward with this