There are a number of thinking tool for group discussion and individual thinking that one should use while writing a business proposal. Few of them include:
Brainstorming (brainwriting)
Fishbone
De Bono’s 6 thinking hats
Mind Mapping
Let’s discuss the De Bono’s 6 thinking hats in this article. The others would be discussed in our other articles to come-
De Bono’s 6 thinking hats is a method for incorporating lateral thinking into problem solving. It has six modes of thinking (represented by different coloured hats) and helps seeing different sides of a problem
Understanding the implication of the various hats –
Red – emotion, intuition and feelings
• Put forward ideas based on intuition, gut reaction, without need for justification
• Also to be used to prospect how other people will react emotionally to a problem or proposed solution
White – information - Focus is on facts, figures, information needs and gaps in knowledge
Black – caution
• Use logical judgment to point out weak points of a proposal
• Helps to make plans tougher and more resilient before embarking on a course of action
Green – creativity - Freewheeling way of thinking, without criticism
Blue – process - Bird’s eye on the process of thinking (meta-cognition)
Yellow – optimism -Use logical judgment to point out the benefits of a proposal and why it will work
Other important point
• Exhaust potential contributions of each hat before moving to the next
• No fixed order of hats
• Not all hats have to be used
De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats - When to Use and what is the main purpose
The main purpose of using this tool is to broaden thinking beyond tired old ideas and to promote new ideas. This tools also helps in achieving the following:
• Solution generation
Encourages more effort in the evaluation of new ideas
Green hat
• Solution evaluation
Black hat
• Solution implementation
Blue hat
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2 comments:
great article.... I am starting to use this now!
Its great to hear that. Soon we would be discussing the other tools like Brainstorming (brainwriting),Fishbone,Mind Mapping, etc. as well
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