New Ideas, Six Thinking Hats

The following text is from wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Thinking_Hats The de Bono Hats system (also known as "Six Hats" or "Six Thinking Hats") is a thinking tool for group discussion and individual thinking. Combined with the idea of parallel thinking which is associated with it, it provides a means for groups to think together more effectively, and a means to plan thinking processes in a detailed and cohesive way. The method is attributed to Dr. Edward de Bono and is the subject of his book, Six Thinking Hats[1]. The method is finding widespread use in the UK innovation sector, is offered by numerous facilitation companies and has been trialled within the UK civil service.[2] Green hat – New Ideas This is the hat of thinking new thoughts. It is based around the idea of provocation and thinking for the sake of identifying new possibilities. Things are said for the sake of seeing what they might mean, rather than to form a judgement. This is often carried out on black hat statements in order to identify how to get past the barriers or failings identified there (green on black thinking). Because green hat thinking covers the full spectrum of creativity, it can take many forms. Commercial examples are: * What if we provided it for free? * Could we achieve it using technology X instead? * If we extended the course by half a day it would really help people understand * How would someone from profession X view this * Fish (green hat thinking can include random word stimulus methods) Examples from the referenced article are: * Teacher will be more aware about the amount of time they spend talking * Teacher will try to incorporate interaction from a variety of different students rather than just the ‘smart kids’ * Students will resist the urge to say whatever is on their mind. They will think about what they have to say and whether it is relevant to the topic * Students will take into account whether their comment will interfere with other people's learning * Students will think of new ways to communicate rather than talking in class, for example, talk on Messenger * Students will be able to develop ideas as a result of being creative in class