The fundamental problem is, most of us tends to see the world through a single lens.
When we see different perspectives during the meetings, then we can’t agree.Communication/positive momentum stops there.
Edward de Bono developed a simple and efficient metaphor to facilitate meetings by looking through different perspectives. He created six thinking hats. Black, White, Red, Yellow, Green, Blue hats represent different perspectives.
Let’s look at these hats.
White hat
Facts and figures. Used near the beginning of the meeting.
Red hat
Emotional and intuitive.Used to Check the gut reaction of the people to an idea.
Black hat
Get the critical view point of an idea or situation.Helps to make the right decision.
Yellow hat
Identify the value of ideas or plans. The sunny and positive yellow hat helps to balance the judgemental thinking of the black hat.
Green hat
Creative thinking.Used to generate fresh ideas or new directions
Blue hat
Sets the objectives and outline of the meeting and summarise the conclusions.Usually facilitator can wear this hat.
The facilitator can ask team to wear the right hats that help the participants to think in the right direction.
This book is available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Six-Thinking-Hats-Edward-Bono/dp/0316178314