De Bono six hats

Reflections of the course and the team work

Assignment What hat color is most comfortable for

you? What is the least comfortable for you? In your next team interaction, try on

several different "hats" and see how they feel. Briefly describe the experience.

Dov Kipperman

Introduction

In this presentation I would like to share with all of the team the individual assignment. expectations, frustrations, interest ,challenge and insights from the course and the team work/process through using De Bono six hats.

What hat color is most comfortable for you?

Answer: Black & White

• The White Hat calls for information known or needed. "The facts, just the facts."

• The Black Hat is judgment - the devil's advocate or why

something may not work. Spot the difficulties and dangers; where things might go wrong. Probably the most powerful and useful of the Hats but a problem if overused.

What is the least comfortable for you?

Answer: Red hat

The Red Hat signifies feelings, hunches and intuition. When using this hat you can express emotions and feelings and share fears, likes, dislikes, loves, and hates.

In your next team interaction, try on several different "hats" and see how they feel. Briefly describe the experience.

Well, This presentation is all about…

Why did I decided to share the individual assignment with you?

• To let you know how I feel and what I think [That what friends are for, isn’t it ?]• To experiment the tool [six hats] • To evaluate as a team the effectiveness of the

tool [your feedback is most welcome]• …hope it will improve our work [process and

outcome]

…one more point before I start…Why did I choose to present in that manner? [PPT]

Options: Word file - boring, uninterested

No one likes to read tons of information

Video – time consuming

PPT – easy, focused,

So lets start….White hat

Reminder:The White Hat calls for information known or needed. "The facts, just the facts."

The fact is [from my point of view] that I still don’t understand the structure of the mindmiester tool

The problem:At night you worry about uncertain future

• What does the text in the white tags represent? Solutions ? Cause and effects ?

• Will we move to part 3 [one creative solution ] based on this diagram ?

On the other hand…too much[not relevant…] information

black hat

Reminder:The Black Hat is judgment - the devil's advocate or why something may not work. Spot the difficulties and dangers; where things might go wrong. Probably the most powerful and useful of the Hats but a problem if overused.

Criticizing the venture lab system format for team communication

Where to find the latest posts you sent ?

Where to reply/respond ?

• Every morning I check my mail

• for example: i reply through my e-mail as a reply to one of the e-mails i received [from whom?] and after posting i am not sure to where in the "conversation" it will appear.

• Am i totally wrong ? or it is only my problem?

Where to reply/respond ?

Criticizing the venture lab system format for team communication

Did you received it?

• It was sent directly from my e-mail and only after I realize that it dosn’t appear in conversation box .

Red hat

• Reminder:The Red Hat signifies feelings, hunches and intuition. When using this hat you can express emotions and feelings and share fears, likes, dislikes, loves, and hates.

Did you received it?

yellow hat-Words of optimism

What are the benefits ?

What are the positives?

What are the values?

Can this be made to work?

Answer: I am learning a lot about online discussions…and about myself.

One last word….[just an insight]

• I wonder if all of this could not have been done without using De bono six hats

What do you think ?

Thank you for your patience