ISBN: 9780141033051    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Year of publishing: 2010     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 192        Language: English

About The Book Six Thinking Hats is a psychological self-help book written by Edward de Bono. This book teaches how group discussions and individual thinking can be carried in a better manner and understood using six thinking hats. Each of the six hats has a different colour and represents six unique types of thoughts. The first is the white hat which involves making use of all the information that is currently available. Next, the red hat is used for participants to define the problems. Since participants generally tend to give negative remarks, the next hat used is the yellow hat. This hat asks participants to give positive aspects of the problem. The black hat asks participants to consider negative aspects of the problem. The green hat encourages participants to use creative thinking to overcome the problem. In the end, the blue hat is used as it allows participants to evaluate if the process has helped find a solution. Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono is a great book as it talks about a helpful process to brainstorm ideas for any organisation to use. The book can be used in meetings to use time efficiently, to explore various other thinking styles, to find other alternative solutions faster and for parallel thinking. This book was published by Penguin UK in 2009, in paperback. Key Features The Six Thinking Hats method has been trialed within the United Kingdom civil services. This method has also been used by Speedo researchers in the development of swimsuits.
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About the Author: Edward de Bono is a Maltese author. He is also a physician, consultant and inventor. He originally coined the term "lateral thinking." He has written over 57 books which have also been translated into 34 other languages. Two of his popular psychology books are Six Action Shoes and Wordpower. De Bono also created a futuristic documentary film 2040: Possibilities by Edward de Bono, which depicted a lecture to an audience released from a cryogenic freeze in the year 2040.
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