LateralThinking_six_thinking_hats_method
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Lateral thinking is a problem-solving approach that encourages out-of-the-box thinking by exploring unconventional ideas and perspectives. It's a way of finding creative solutions by considering a problem from a different angle, rather than relying on conventional, step-by-step reasoning.
LateralThinking_six_thinking_hats_method
- 7. Dr. Edward de Bono Originator of Lateral Thinking, Six Thinking Hats Six Thinking Hats' is an important and powerful technique. • It is used to look at decisions from a number of important perspectives. • This forces you to move outside your habitual thinking style, and helps you to get a more rounded view of a situation
- 8. •White Hat : With this thinking hat you focus on the data available. Look at the information you have, and see what you can learn from it. •Red Hat : Wearing' the red hat, you look at problems using intuition, gut reaction, and emotion. Also try to think how other people will react emotionally.. •Black Hat: Using black hat thinking, look at all the bad points of the decision. Look at it cautiously and defensively. Try to see why it might not work. This is important because it highlights the weak points in a plan. Black Hat thinking helps to make your plans 'tougher' and more resilient.
- 9. • Yellow Hat: The yellow hat helps you to think positively. Yellow Hat thinking helps you to keep going when everything looks gloomy and difficult. • Green Hat: The Green Hat stands for creativity. This is where you can develop creative solutions to a problem. It is a freewheeling way of thinking, in which there is little criticism of ideas. • Blue Hat: The Blue Hat stands for process control. This is the hat worn by people chairing meetings. When running into difficulties because ideas are running dry, they may direct activity into Green Hat thinking.
- 10. Lateral thinking puzzle Situation puzzles are often referred to as lateral thinking puzzles or "yes/no" puzzles. • Situation puzzles are usually played in a group, with one person hosting the puzzle and the others asking questions which can only be answered with a "yes" or "no" answer. • Depending upon the settings and level of difficulty, other answers, hints or simple explanations of why the answer is yes or no, may be considered acceptable. • The puzzle is solved when one of the players is able to recite the narrative the host had in mind, in particular explaining whatever aspect of the initial scenario was puzzling.
- 11. Example 1 You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus • An old lady who looks as if she is about to die. • An old friend who once saved your life. • The perfect partner you have been dreaming about. Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would you choose? • Answer -The old lady of course! After helping the old lady into the car, you can give your keys to your friend, and wait with your perfect partner for the bus
- 12. Example 2 A man lives in the penthouse of an apartment building. Every morning he takes the elevator down to the lobby and leaves the building. Upon his return, however, he can only travel halfway up in the lift and has to walk the rest of the way - unless it's raining. What is the explanation for this? • Answer-The man is a dwarf. He can't reach the upper elevator buttons, but he can ask people to push them for him. He can also push them with his umbrella.
- 13. Example 3 Acting on an anonymous phone call, the police raid a house to arrest a suspected murderer. They don't know what he looks like but they know his name is John and that he is inside the house. The police bust in on a carpenter, a lorry driver, a mechanic and a fireman all playing poker. Without hesitation or communication of any kind, they immediately arrest the fireman. How do they know they've got their man? • Answer-The fireman is the only man in the room. The rest of the poker players are women.
- 14. . Conclusion Thus, lateral thinking is more concerned with the movement value of statements and ideas. A person would use lateral thinking when they want to move from one known idea to creating new ideas. Critical thinking is primarily concerned with judging the truth value of statement and seeking errors. Lateral thinking, is the ability to think creatively.