6 thinking hats approach to decision making by Edward De Bono explained. Decision Strategy Team building Lateral thinking full spectrum thinking Unbiased decision making approach

1. Six Thinking Hats
For Perfect Decision
Making
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2. Born : Edward Charles Francis Publius de Bono
Born in Malta
He was a trained physician, psychologist, Writer,
Philosopher, and a Management Consultant.
Introduced the concept of "Lateral Thinking"
He wrote the book "6 Thinking Hats"
Edward De Bono
(19 May 1933 – 9 June 2021)
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3. Edward De Bono
“What happened was, 2,400 years ago, the Greek
Gang of Three, by whom I mean Aristotle, Plato and
Socrates, started to think based on analysis,
judgment and knowledge,”.
“At the same time, church people, who ran the
schools and universities, wanted logic to prove the
heretics wrong.
As a result, design and perceptual thinking was
never developed.”
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4. Information
overload - too much info
making it difficult to
segregate right info
Deficit - too little severely
impacting the quality of
decision
In taking decisions
information - it's quality &
relevance, is extremely
crucial.
In real-time the
information conflict for
decision maker is :
Emotion &
People
Individuals and their
mental framework
interfere with decision
making. The decision
maker must weigh the
emotions of the parties
involved in and impacted
by decision.
The decision maker also
considers whether the
team members / partners /
customers are trustworthy
or doubtful.
Time
Near-term probelms - data
is easily available.
Parameters for
consideration is limited.
Futuristic - multi-
dimensional model to be
used. Future is difficult to
predict.
Time, eventually, is the
ultimate reckoner of every
decision. A manager
considers different
models depending on the
horizon for decision.
Decision
Making
Complexities
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5. Why 6 Thinking Hats
Because human mind
can think on a
subject/probelm on
distinctly different
ways it covers the full
spectrum of an
opportunity or
problem
Full spectrum
Team members take
on different role in
debtaing the pros &
cons and dimensions
of the problem
ensuring active
involvement
Team thinking
Data forms the basis
for all decisions and 6
thinking hats process
begin with relevant,
unbiased data
presented for
discussion
Data
By being the process
moderator and driving
the team towards the
most optimum
decision, organisation
objectives can be
achieved
Stakeholder
Control

6. You can use this
matrix to run the
"6 Thinking hats"
role playing model
in your organisation
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