Six Thinking Hats Template

Use the Six Thinking Hats Template to analyze a problem from different angles - collect information, generate ideas, look for benefits, identify risks.

Six Thinking Hats Template



The Blue Hat (Planning)

1. What is the problem?


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2. What are the benefits of solving this?


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The White Hat (Facts)

1. What do we need to find out?


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2. What do we know about the issue?


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The Green Hat (Ideas)

1. What are the possibilities?


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2. Are there alternatives?


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The Yellow Hat (Benefit)

1. What are the positives of that?


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The Red Hat (Emotion)

1. How does this make you feel?


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The Black Hat (Judgment)

1. What can go wrong?


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