De Bono's Hats
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Carole Brooks explains De Bono’s Hats and how it can be used to check for diversity of thought. De Bono expresses different thinking styles as hats, and suggests that considering as many different styles as possible can help us to make better decisions.
Carole Brooks explains De Bono’s Hats and how it can be used to check for diversity of thought. De Bono expresses different thinking styles as hats, and suggests that considering as many different styles as possible can help us to make better decisions. Length: 2 minutes.
Talking points
This video looks at:
- The seven different thinking styles that De Bono outlines.
- Mitigating imbalance in thinking styles.
- Putting on a different hat to think about decisions or changes that are made from a different perspective.
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Reflective questions
Here are reflective questions to stimulate conversation and support practice.
- What do you think is your preferred thinking style? Do you think your colleagues would agree?
- How might your bring people with different thinking styles into decision making processes?
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