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When looking at the pros and cons of the 6 Hate Decision Making Theory, there are many pros that out weight the cons. As with any new process/procedure, routines and roles need to be practiced and modeled prior to jumping fully into the new practice. Some challenges may arise as the process is worked through, and members get used to the new thinking, however, as kinks get worked out, this new strategy may help to keep everyone engaged, focused on outcomes/results, and encourage participation from multiple view points.

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Independent Work - as with any group work or discussion, there will always be some individuals that prefer to work and come to a conclusion on their own and these people may push back and challenge the group
Inevitable Conflict  - when working with a group, it is expected to have some level of conflict between members, this theory does aim to alleviate some of that

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Structure - using the 6 hats decision making and discussion guides gives a sequential structure to meetings and activities so participants know what to expect
Conflict Reduction - by looking at a problem from all view points, conflicts between individuals may be reduced during the discussion or decision making process

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Peer Reviewed Article on the Effects of Teaching Six Thinking Hats in Geography Classes

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Peer Reviewed Article on the Effects of Teaching Six Thinking Hats in Geography Classes

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Peer Reviewed Experimental Study on Six Thinking Hats

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Peer Reviewed Experimental Study on Six Thinking Hats

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To purchase your own copy of Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono

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To purchase your own copy of Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono

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I feel like since we all probably live on TPT, I would share a link to some of the 6 Hats resources on TPT.

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De Bono's Six Hats Worksheets & Teaching Resources | TpT

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Browse de bono's six hats resources on Teachers Pay Teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original educational resources.

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This presentation breaks down the application of the 6 Hats Method, goes over benefits, walks through case studies, and goes through a mock session.

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Tips, Examples, and Broken Down Components of 6 Thinking Hats

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Tips, Examples, and Broken Down Components of 6 Thinking Hats

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The 6 Thinking Hats in the Most Practical Ways

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The 6 Thinking Hats in the Most Practical Ways

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2. Describe the salient characteristics or information about your theory. (4 pts)

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2. Describe the salient characteristics or information about your theory. (4 pts)

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Edward designed the six thinking hats system in 1985. He created this framework to enable people to look at problems from more than one perspective.  Over 100,000 people have been trained in this technique in 35 countries. Many companies use this method to empower employees, improve interaction, reduce conflict, encourage cooperation, enhance thinking, and support changes.
Reference: https://www.edwddebono.com/six-thinking-hats

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De Bono is a physician and psychologist who originated the term lateral thinking. Lateral thinking is a way of solving problems through an indirect and creative approach. Furthermore, his passion for helping people improve their thinking and creativity skills led him to design the 6 Thinking Hats Method and thinking tools. Reference: https://www.edwddebono.com/six-thinking-hats

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Time - it may take awhile to explain the hats/roles to others in the meeting or discussion
Practice - you may need to practice the roles in an "easy" environment prior to implementing it in real time
Fixating - some members may perseverate on one hat and not be able to think past that role

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Flexibility - this decision making theory encourages members to look at things from multiple angles which may open up thinking to creative solutions
Perspectives - the various perspectives highlighted may give more individuals a platform to speak upon to encourage participation from everyone involved
Consistency - using the 6 hats may give a level of consistency to meetings and discussions to keep all members engaged and on task during the discussion

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6 Thinking hats | DECISION MAKING | Self Help

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Thinking we do all the time - we try to do too much at once

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Thinking we do all the time - we try to do too much at once

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Each person in the group has a role when making the decision. The role is associated with a color hat.

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Each member of the team takes on the role of a colored hat.

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Each member of the group explores the decision being made from each perspective (colored hats) at the same time. Logic and emotion come into the decision.

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6 thinking hats:  A tool for creative & critical thinking

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Edward de Bono - discusses the Six Thinking Hats®

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The Six Thinking Hats Technique For Problem Solving

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Classroom visuals can enhance thinking and decision making skills

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Classroom visuals can enhance thinking and decision making skills

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Edward de Bono suggests that we need to be thinking about "what can be," not just about "what is." Using the Six Thinking Hats frees students to move past obvious problems to creative solutions.

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Edward de Bono suggests that we need to be thinking about "what can be," not just about "what is." Using the Six Thinking Hats frees students to move past obvious problems to creative solutions.

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The Six Thinking Hats approach can be used to address almost any problem-solving activity you might encounter in the classroom. Assigning each thinking style a color serves as a visual cue to help students recognize the thinking skill they are using.

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The Six Thinking Hats approach can be used to address almost any problem-solving activity you might encounter in the classroom. Assigning each thinking style a color serves as a visual cue to help students recognize the thinking skill they are using.

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Students use one of the tools from the "Thinker's Tool Kit"  to facilitate their thinking as they engage in different  learning activities.

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Students use one of the tools from the "Thinker's Tool Kit"  to facilitate their thinking as they engage in different  learning activities.

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Do whatever works best for your group of students and for the topic you are discussing.

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Do whatever works best for your group of students and for the topic you are discussing.

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1. Ask for specific thinking hat responses or ideas from the entire class. Redirect as necessary to keep the ideas focused by hat. This is a great way to introduce the concept of the six thinking hats.

2. Split your class into groups with the same focus. Each group will work together to brainstorm different ideas and responses based on the thinking hat. As the teacher, you will be the blue hat for the whole-class discussion after the student groups have had a chance to confer with one another.

3. Split up your class into groups of six as best as you can. Assign a hat to each person in the group, either randomly or based on specific factors, and allow students to have mini-discussions. After giving students a chance to try out their thinking hat in a small group, bring all groups together.

4. After students start to get more familiar with the six thinking hats, they can start identifying the hat they are using when providing ideas. This will allow you to tweak responses to match the purpose of a hat, or correct any misconceptions and misunderstandings.

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Thinking hats can be used at many different levels (staff members can use it too) and for many different situations. Making good decisions as a group requires discussion where different perspectives and options are considered.

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Thinking hats can be used at many different levels (staff members can use it too) and for many different situations. Making good decisions as a group requires discussion where different perspectives and options are considered.

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Group Project Brainstorming

Big Group Decisions

Preparation for Debates

Controversial Issues

Challenging Perspectives of Current Events

Developing Critical Thinking

Developing Innovative Thinking

Preparation for Discussions

Structuring and Facilitating Discussions

Problem Solving Situations

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Use 6 hats for Parallel Thinking or as a means to divide up roles!

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Use 6 hats for Parallel Thinking or as a means to divide up roles!

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Streamline a discussion while using this planning tool as problem solvers wear the same or different hats to pool ideas.

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This process helps all members to move outside of traditional thinking.  It opens up opportunities to be creative.

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This technique is powerful because it forces members in a group to look at decision making from different points of view.

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"6 Hats Thinking" can help you look at problems one at a time from different perspectives. This helps to keep problems separate so your thinking is not crowded.

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3. How could your theory be used in schools? (4pts)

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3. How could your theory be used in schools? (4pts)

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5. Share links to articles and/or videos to provide us with information if we would like to find out more information about these theories. (4pts) 

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5. Share links to articles and/or videos to provide us with information if we would like to find out more information about these theories. (4pts) 

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4. What are the pros and cons of using this decision making theory? (4pts)

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4. What are the pros and cons of using this decision making theory? (4pts)

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1. What is the history or backstory of this decision-making theory? (4pts) 

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1. What is the history or backstory of this decision-making theory? (4pts) 