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Debono’s 6 Hats:

People think in different modes. It is important to understand the make up of any team if you want them to operate efficiently. The 6-Hats are used to understand and manage dominant “thinking styles” to make sure your Innovation efforts/meetings run smoothly and efficiently. These different modes of thought are best directed in parallel at the problem at hand to proactively discourages and replaces the argumentative approach in which members of a group advocate for opposing solutions.

People think in different modes. It is important to understand the make up of any team if you want them to operate efficiently. Edward Debono is credited for coining the phrase “lateral thinking”. One of his most recognized “tools” is his 6-Hats that is used to understand and manage dominant “thinking styles” to make sure your Innovation efforts/meetings run smoothly and efficiently. These different modes of thought are best directed in parallel at the problem at hand. This parallel thinking approach proactively discourages and replaces the argumentative approach in which members of a group advocate for opposing solutions.