RE: no friday jokes

From: Shockey, David <DShockey_at_jwrinc.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 08:50:34 -0500
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We use the Six Thinking Hats method at the company I work for. It works great at the beginning of a project when you want to get as much information as possible the current and desired processes. I was skeptical that a bunch of coal miners would be willing to try this but they did and they like it. I highly recommend the method.

David Shockey
Jim Walter Resources
Brookwood, Alabama, USA (close to Tuscaloosa, AL)

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From: Eric D. Pierce [mailto:PierceED_at_csus.edu] Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 6:30 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: no friday jokes

As part of the continuing series
"Tape Haiku & Cultural Enrichment Fridays, on ORACLE-L"

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In Six Thinking Hats, De Bono describes six common thinking patterns. He describes how we use one or two of these patterns more than the others and find it difficult to communicate with or understand those who prefer different patterns. He proposes that if we wish to ... converse we need to use the same or a similar "thinking hat" as our colleagues. In short, we need to speak the same language or get on the same wave length.

Here is a brief summary of the thinking patterns he refers to. 1. White Hat; this pattern gathers and examines facts. It stresses objectivity, replication and is only concerned with what can be verified.

2. Red Hat: This covers one's feelings, intuitions, and instinctive reactions or value judgements. It almost always denotes how committed one is to the Truth of an event or an idea. While those who prefer wearing a White Hat often consider Red Hat wearers as illogical, and irrational, this thinking pattern is critical when it comes to value judgements and intuitive processes.

3. Yellow Hat; This examines and identifies the positive, favourable, interesting and useful qualities of an idea, theory or situation. ...

4. Black Hat; This represents the critical mode of thinking in which one points out the errors, fallacies, and misconceptions in a reasoning process, situation or behaviour. This is a Hat much favoured in Western Society and is often used in academia.

5. Green Hat: This is what De Bono refers to as Lateral Thinking. This is creative in the sense of generating as many new approaches to a situation or process as possible. It tends to be provocative, non sequential and does not depend on fixed categories, classifications and labels. If one is looking for a new solution or way of thinking, the Green hat is very useful.

6. Blue Hat: The Master Hat decides when the situation calls for another form of thinking, when one should stop collecting facts and start evaluating the implications of the them. This is the hat of the facilitator, the moderator, and the person who wants to choose between several approaches and initiate action. This is also the Hat one uses, when one leaves off thinking about something and decides to act.

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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>We use the Six Thinking Hats method at the company I =
work for.&nbsp; It works great at the beginning of a project when you =
want to get as much information as possible the current and desired =
processes.&nbsp; I was skeptical that a bunch of coal miners would be =
willing to try this but they did and they like it.&nbsp; I highly =
recommend the method.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>David Shockey</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Jim Walter Resources</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Brookwood, Alabama, USA (close to Tuscaloosa, =
AL)</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Eric D. Pierce [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:PierceED_at_csus.edu">mailto:PierceED_at_csus.edu</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 6:30 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: no friday jokes</FONT>
</P>
<BR>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>As part of the continuing series </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&quot;Tape Haiku &amp; Cultural Enrichment Fridays, =
on ORACLE-L&quot;</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>---fwd---</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>In Six Thinking Hats, De Bono describes six common =
thinking patterns. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>He describes how we use one or two of these patterns =
more than the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>others and find it difficult to communicate with or =
understand those </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>who prefer different patterns. He proposes that if =
we wish to ... </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>converse we need to use the same or a similar =
&quot;thinking hat&quot; as our </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>colleagues. In short, we need to speak the same =
language or get on </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>the same wave length.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Here is a brief summary of the thinking patterns he =
refers to.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>1. White Hat; this pattern gathers and examines =
facts. It stresses</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>objectivity, replication and is only concerned with =
what can be</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>verified. </FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>2. Red Hat: This covers one's feelings, intuitions, =
and instinctive</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>reactions or value judgements. It almost always =
denotes how committed</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>one is to the Truth of an event or an idea. While =
those who prefer</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>wearing a White Hat often consider Red Hat wearers =
as illogical, and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>irrational, this thinking pattern is critical when =
it comes to value</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>judgements and intuitive processes.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>3. Yellow Hat; This examines and identifies the =
positive, favourable,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>interesting and useful qualities of an idea, theory =
or situation. ...</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>4. Black Hat; This represents the critical mode of =
thinking in which </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>one points out the errors, fallacies, and =
misconceptions in a </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>reasoning process, situation or behaviour. This is a =
Hat much </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>favoured in Western Society and is often used in =
academia.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>5. Green Hat: This is what De Bono refers to as =
Lateral Thinking. This</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>is creative in the sense of generating as many new =
approaches to a</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>situation or process as possible. It tends to be =
provocative, non</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>sequential and does not depend on fixed categories, =
classifications </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>and labels. If one is looking for a new solution or =
way of thinking, </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>the Green hat is very useful.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>6. Blue Hat: The Master Hat decides when the =
situation calls for </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>another form of thinking, when one should stop =
collecting facts and </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>start evaluating the implications of the them. This =
is the hat of the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>facilitator, the moderator, and the person who wants =
to choose between</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>several approaches and initiate action. This is also =
the Hat one uses,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>when one leaves off thinking about something and =
decides to act.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>...</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>---end---</FONT>
</P>
<BR>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-- </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Author: Eric D. Pierce</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp; INET: PierceED_at_csus.edu</FONT>
</P>

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