Thinking+tools

SIX THINKING HATS
De Bono's **[|Six Thinking Hats]** helps us to look at things from a variety of persepectives. Students put on a different coloured hat for different kinds of thinking processes to encourage their thinking modes. Once familiarised with these, the has are no longer needed but are still used to ensure flexibility in our thinking. Check out the You Tube Video: [|An Intro To Thinking Hats] Remember It = Like writing facts on a "white'board - What questions do I need to ask and what other information do I need? . Remember It = Red for emotion, passion like a red heart - How do I feel about this right now? What is my intuition or hunch about this topic? . Remember It = Blue for the Teacher's Hat - How did I get to that answer? What have we done so far and what's next? . Remember It = Good like the sun - Why is this worth doing? How will it help us? Why will it work? . Remember it = Green grass grows - What other suggestions can we make? What are some other ways to solve this problem? . I don't like thinking of it as The Bad Points. Crtitical analysis is a good skill and much needed. Using "bad points" conjures negativity What caution do we need to take? Will it work? What are the weaknesses of this idea?
 * White Hat** is for facts, figures and information.
 * Red Hat** is for feelings.
 * Blue Hat - Thinking about thinking.**
 * Yellow Hat - Is for all the good points.**
 * Green Hat - is for creativity and growing different or new ideas.**
 * Black Hat -** **The Doubtful Thinker The Crtitical Analysis.**

Yellow and Black stripes? = Evaluation
Gordon Dryden and Dr Jeannette Vos in their book ‘The Learning Revolution' say these simple lateral thinking ideas work in virtually any situation because they seem to show the logical links between sequential and creative thinking, therefore using both the left and right hemisphere of the brain, in turn making thinking and learning easier. Five year olds through to multi-national corporate companies can use these simple tools with amazing results.