The Six Thinking Hats® Tool Kit

Blue Hat Thinking- Process
Thinking about thinking
What thinking is needed?
Organizing the thinking
Planning for action
White Hat Thinking- Facts
Information and data
Neutral and objective
What do I know?
What do I need to find out?
How will I get the information I need?
Green Hat Thinking - Creativity
Ideas, alternative, possibilities
Provocation - "PO"
Solutions to black hat problems
Yellow Hat Thinking- Benefits
Positives, plus points
Logical reasons are given.
Why an idea is useful
Black Hat Thinking - Cautions
Difficulties, weaknesses, dangers
Logical reasons are given.
Spotting the risks
Red Hat Thinking - Feelings
Intuition, hunches, gut instinct
My feelings right now.
Feelings can change.
No reasons are given.