six thinking hats final ppt
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Different People, Different Views!
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What is parallel thinking?
At any moment everyone is looking in the same direction.
What is 6 Thinking Hats?
- Technique for effective meetings & problem solving.
- NOT “What is”
- “What can be”
- Experience & Intelligence of EVERYONE is used in EACH direction.
- Explore the subject! E.g. Court of Law
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» Facts & Figures
» Neutral & Objective Eg. Computer
» E.g. Last month, there has been a 25% decrease in the sale of cheese pizzas, due to the inclination towards having a low fat diet.
» Two kinds of facts: - Checked facts - Unchecked (Believed) facts
Let’s put on the WHITE HAT !!!!!!!
» ““I feel”I feel”
» It gives opportunity to express: Feelings, It gives opportunity to express: Feelings, Emotions and Intuition (experience).Emotions and Intuition (experience).
» E.g. My red hat thinking tells me that you want to E.g. My red hat thinking tells me that you want to oppose the merger to preserve your job rather oppose the merger to preserve your job rather than to benefit the shareholders.than to benefit the shareholders.
» No justifications.
Let’s put on the RED HAT !!!!!!!
»NEGATIVE & PESSIMISTIC
»CAUTIOUS & CAREFUL
»HELPS IN DETECTING FLAWS
»LOGICAL
»OVERUSE OF BLACK HAT
Let’s put on the BLACK HAT !!!!!!!
»OPTIMISTIC
»SPECULATIVE POSITIVE
»CONSTRUCTIVE & GENERATIVE
»HOPE
EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING
Let’s put on the YELLOW HAT !!!!!!!
» New Ideas, Concepts and Perception.
» New Approaches toward the problem.
» Change
» Alternatives and Options.
» Humor
» Beyond what is well known.
Let’s put on the GREEN HAT !!!!!!!
Let’s put on the BLUE HAT !!!!!!!» Instructions to think
» Organization of thought
» Control and Respect of the rules
» Right Questions
» Define the problem
» Define the Targets
» Explorative Questions
» Summaries and Conclusions
How to Use the Hat
Single Use
Sequence Use Evolving Sequence Preset Sequence
Group and Individual
Individual in Group
Rules to be followed while using hats
» Discipline
» Direction not description
» Timing
» No fixed sequence to follow.
» Blue hat should always be used both at beginning and at end.
Premise set-up of 6 Thinking Hats
Lets decode how Human mind functions.
Perspective about Six Thinking hats.
Leading corporations where practice of 6 Hats Thinking was a run-away success:
• IBM
• Statoil ( Norway)
• Siemens
• Ford
• McKinsey
• Ericsson
Advantages of adopting Six Hats method thinking
Focused Thinking
Emphasis on parallel thinking
Symbolic role
Transformer of personality
Removes ego
Saves time
Empowers organization
Manager’s Toolkit for Problem Solving
Six Thinking Hats
Problem Statement / Scenario
IT Manager identifies reduced productivity in his team
Few areas impacting productivity of the team
More working hours leading to fatigue
Tight schedule and missed deadlines
Difficulty in dealing with customer complaints
All these areas are related to Work Load Pressure
Approach to Problem SolvingApproach:1
Identify solutions to each of the problem
Approach:2
Identify problem based on facts
Analyze problem from various perspective
Generate ideas
Come to a consensus by the entire team and
select feasible solutionsLogically, Approach 2 is a better choiceLogically, Approach 2 is a better choice
A technique to adapt this approach is to use Six Thinking Hats A technique to adapt this approach is to use Six Thinking Hats
Using Six Thinking Hats
1. White Hat : Facts and Figures
Example of some information / data to be gathered :
1. No of defects, customer complaints
2. Overtime / weekends spent at work
3. Estimation & planning to identify missed deadlines
4. Business and technical knowledge of the team
2. Black Hat : Negatives of current scenario
1. Ineffective planning and estimation
2. Less members in the team than estimated
3. Lack of business knowledge training
Using Six Thinking Hats
3. Yellow Hat : Positives of current scenario
1. Team is technically sound
2. Good team work that can be enhanced further
4. Red Hat : Feelings of the team
1. Team Size should be increased
2. Target date should be extended
3. Allowance must be given for overtime
Using Six Thinking Hats
5. Green Hat : Solutions by creative thinking
1. ‘Work from home’ concept
2. Business Knowledge Training to be imparted
3. Daily interaction with customer to update project
4. Proper sharing of work load among existing team
Conclusion
Consensus from the team for the solution
Discuss suggestions as listed under Red and Green Hats
Analyze feasibility of each of the suggestion
Come to a consensus as agreed by all participants
Implement suggested solution/s
Track the problem scenario after implementation
Kinjal Davda 15
Preeti K 32
Anjali Mendhe 38
Chirag Joshi 28
Hemant 46
Shraddha Mudras 43
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