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    The document describes the Six Thinking Hats method which categorizes six different types of thinking. It outlines the role, description, and sample question stems for each hat: the white hat focuses on objective facts; the red hat focuses on emotions and intuitions; the black hat focuses on risks and negatives; the yellow hat focuses on positives and benefits; the green hat focuses on creativity and alternatives; and the blue hat focuses on overseeing the thinking process itself.

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    Six Thinking Hats: Description and Question Stems

    Source: Encounter Edu

    Thinking Hat: White


    Role Description:
    Description: Objective, neutral thinking in terms of facts, numbers and information.
    With this thinking hat you focus on the data available.
    Question Stems: What is the temperature? What are your coordinates? How many days
    have you been on location?

    Thinking Hat: Red


    Role Description:
    Description: Emotional, with judgements, suspicions and intuitions. Wearing the red hat
    you look at problems using intuition, gut reaction and emotion.
    Question Stems: How do you feel when…? What do you think about…? What worries
    you about…? How would you react if…?

    Thinking Hat: Black


    Role Description:
    Description: Negative, sees risks and thinks about why something will not function.
    Using this hat look cautiously and defensively at all the bad points of the decision. Try
    and see why it might not work.
    Question Stems: What are the main problems with…? What do you find hard about…?
    What challenges do you face when…?

    Thinking Hat: Yellow


    Role Description:
    Description: Positive, optimistic, clear, effective and constructive. This hat helps you
    think positively and to see all the benefits of the decision and the value in it.
    Question Stems: What is the best thing about…? What is your favourite…? What
    progress has been made in…?

    Thinking Hat: Green


    Role Description:
    Description: Creative, seeks alternatives. The green hat 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.
    Question Stems: What can we do about…? How can we get involved? What do you do
    when…?
    Thinking Hat: Blue
    Role Description:
    Description: Thinking about thinking. The blue hats role is to keep an overview of what
    thinking is necessary for the thinking itself.
    Question Stems: How should we think about…? What do we need to know
    about…before we…? What skills attributes do you require in order to…?

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