A small fragment from the summary "Six thinking hats"

Six Thinking Hats

Edward de Bono

Six Thinking Hats bring to you your attention the valuable tools for group discussions and individual decision-making. The book describes ways to compartmentalize different ways of thinking to help you and your group use your brains in a more detailed, cohesive and effective way.

Many of us feel like our thoughts are always muddled; that they come to us without any rhyme or reason – emotions mix with rational thoughts, memories, and hopes for the future – to form a tangled web that makes it difficult to think clearly, especially when it comes to making decisions.

And yet, since thinking is a skill like any other, we actually can take active steps to improve it.

This book presents a complete system for making better decisions by untangling the complex web of thoughts that hamper our thinking.

After reading this summary, you’ll learn

•    When it’s best to spill your emotions;

•    Why it’s so important to avoid eating the wrong berries; and

•    How one company solved a problem that was costing it $100,000 per day in only 12 minutes.

The six hats are tools that help us to conceive new ideas and improve thinking.

What’s the main obstacle in the way of thinking clearly? The answer: confusion.

When we process information, we confront a number of varying thoughts simultaneously: ones that are emotional, informational, logical, creative and future-oriented. Trying to process them all at once is like trying to juggle too many balls.

The solution? The Six Hats method.

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