Periodic Table of Frameworks · Decision · Room
6H
6 parts
Six Thinking Hats
Edward de Bono
You want a room that can think. The problem is six conversations happening at once, so it is an argument. One hat at a time. Skip the color and the loudest person wins. Wear one color and the room can actually see.
Facts
White hat.
Feelings
Red hat.
Caution
Black hat.
Benefits
Yellow hat.
Creativity
Green hat.
Process
Blue hat.
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In one line
A room thinks in six hats. One color at a time, or it is an argument.
Use this on a room. It answers: How do you decide?
The other half
SCARF is what the room must be fed. The hats are how it thinks. A hungry room cannot wear one color.
How this talks to the others
Leads into
The Golden CircleWhy first. Then the hats. A room that starts on What is already arguing.
Leads into
Five dysfunctionsNo trust, and the hats are theater.
Leads into
CynefinName the domain, then pick a hat. Six hats in disorder is six conversations about the wrong kind of problem.
Seminars