Why I'm addicted to 'Six Thinking Hats'

I’m a big fan of Edward de Bono’s ‘Six Thinking Hats’ - http://www.debonothinkingsystems.com/tools/6hats.htm 

Kurwongbah State School in QLD has shared some good tools and activities that may be handy if you find yourself stuck - http://www.kurwongbss.eq.edu.au/thinking/Hats/hats.htm

This site brings you up to speed on the colours of each ‘hat’, definitions and how you can apply each one. Click on the link to their ‘annotated bibliography’ for lots of great resources.

For me the Six Thinking Hats are handy when:

• brainstorming

• planning an event or activity

• for problem solving

• report writing

• project planning

Once you work through the ‘hats’ you cover a lot of ground.

Who is your audience? Have you anticipated their needs or reactions? Are you missing something? Are there other opportunities you hadn’t thought of? Are you using the right tools or format?

Any other planning or thinking tools that you like?

Nicole