For a long time interested people as it is possible to change the thinking and to make it more effective. Literature on abilities of a brain and thought processes can be found practically in any bookstore today. Demand of readers for similar subject is incredibly high. What to choose from the offered books and a large number of authors? One of the most popular works which already deserved positive reviews is the book by Edward De Bono "Six hats of thinking". About what it and who should read it?
Theory of six hats
Edward de Bono developed the method in the 80th. years of the XX century. Creative thinking of the person and his development became the main reference point in its researches. The method of six hats is designed to become the instrument of management of thinking and its switching in the course of any discussion. Using the option of management of functions of a brain offered De Bono any person can learn to understand better in what features of his thinking consist. Such analysis allows to use very quickly and effectively thought process in the solution of problems and to correlate views to vital and daily tasks. In other words the Six Hats of Thinking method is a kit of tool which is capable to make more effective any mental work.
What does the technology of a method of six hats consist in?
How does usual process of thinking of the person take place? Facing any problem, the person can behave differently: not to think at all how to solve a problem, giving in on emotional reaction which forms further behavior; to feel confusion at emergence of sudden difficulties and not to know how to do right thing in the circumstances; to try to hold all necessary information on the forthcoming task in the head, to do attempts to think logically and at the same time to watch that and interlocutors had a logic and constructibility at the solution of this task. As a rule, such behavior comes to an end with confusion in the head and confusion.
Thus, in any polemic there is an inevitable collision of opinions. As a result in the course of the discussion wins not that decision which will be the best for all participants of polemic, and that which was most successfully proved during the dispute.
The technology of thinking "Six hats" is based on essentially different approach. It consists in parallel thinking at which different opinions and the points of view do not face among themselves, and exist separately from each other and quite peacefully. Parallel thinking allows to divide thoughts and the ideas into six modes which are presented in different color scale. It is similar to the drawing which is printed on the color printer – different colors, without mixing up, take everyone the place and as a result the full picture turns out. Reception of six hats allows to carry out similar process in our brain. Thus, parallel thinking allows not to mix all thoughts, the ideas and arguments in one heap, and to work with them in turn. At the end of this process the "full-color" image of our thoughts has to turn out.
So, that themselves represent 6 hats of thinking?
- White hat: it is used for concentration of attention to information. Putting on a white hat, we concentrate on arguments and the facts. It is useful to ask itself questions what information on a problem we possess what facts are not enough for us and where we can receive them
- Red hat: answers an intuition and feelings. In this mode it is important to analyze the feelings and presentiments of rather considered problem, without asking questions why the problem occurred who is guilty of it and what to do as a result
- Black hat: putting on it it is possible to dare to state fears, to show care and to give critical evaluation to a situation. It will protect us from rash actions and will allow to consider possible risks at a solution.
- Yellow hat: switching to positive emotions. Putting on it, we have to be engaged in search of positive sides and advantages which we gain in that problem situation which developed.
- Green hat: eccentricity and creative. In this mode of thinking we have to think up ways of an exit from current situation, find alternative options and the new ideas which will allow to solve a problem. The our thoughts, the better will be more creative.
- Blue hat: is responsible for management of process of the solution of a task. It is only of hats, putting on which it is necessary not to think, and to work. Usually it should be used at the very beginning of work process to determine content and right at the end to give the analysis to work on a problem and to plan the new purposes.
The technique "Six hats" can be applied in any activity where brainwork is required. For example, it can be planning, the solution of problems, creation of the ideas and the solution of working tasks. If it is about collective work, then six hats of thinking are successfully applied at negotiation, training, resolution of conflicts and planning. The only shortcomings of a method are psychological loading and careful work on itself in the course of cogitative activity. The 6 hats of thinking method, certainly, will be useful to everyone who intends to change the perception to life and to make process of the solution of vital tasks and problems more effective and fruitful. To master a technique and to learn to use it in practice it is possible having read the book by Edward De Bono "Six hats of thinking".
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