Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. — J.F. Kennedy
Too often people assume wrongly that they’re under stood. Or they don’t feel heard at all. Now there's a way for people to express themselves fully and listen deeply. You can create dynamic, results-oriented meetings that people want to attend by training your team to use Edward DeBono’s Six Thinking Hats®.

Your team will learn to separate emotions from facts, explore the drawbacks and the benefits of an idea, and separate creative thinking from critical thinking. “So what?” you might ask. Studies have shown that individuals and teams trained in the Six Hats method experience a five-fold increase in the quantity and quality of their thinking and reduce meeting times by fifty percent. This fast-paced, intense and interactive approach to facilitation asks team members to mentally wear and switch symbolic “hats,” separating thinking into six categories for analyzing matters objectively and comprehensively.

Teams learn how to:

· View and solve problems from new and unusual angles
· Go beyond the obvious to discover effective alternative solutions
· Spot opportunities where others see only problems
· Stimulate innovation
· Generate quality ideas faster
· Think clearly and objectively
· Look at problems, decisions, and opportunities systematically

When used as a meeting management tool, the Six Thinking Hats method forces individuals to be focused and to-the-point, and it requires each individual to look at all sides of an issue. Employees like the way the Six Hats method neutralizes employee rank in a meeting. It also puts people who are quiet and reserved on a level playing field with those who are tend to speak up or monopolize a meeting.

The Six Thinking Hats method has many specific uses:

· Creativity Training
· Meeting Facilitation
· Team Productivity
· Problem-Solving
· Decision-Making

The Six Metaphorical Hats

The Green Hat searches for creative alternatives, new ideas and possible solutions.

The Blue Hat is used to manage the thinking process and helps you summarize and stay organized.