Black thinking cap:
Black is a logical negation, which symbolizes prudence, criticism and risk assessment. The main purpose of using black hat thinking is to find defects and make evaluation. What are the mistakes in thinking? What are the possible consequences of this? Black hat thinking has many checking functions. We can use it to examine evidence, logic, possibility, influence, applicability and shortcomings.
The essence of thinking: through black thinking, you can also make the best decision; point out the difficulties encountered; give logical reasons for all problems; when used after yellow thinking, it is a powerful evaluation tool; before green thinking, black thinking can provide ways to improve and solve problems. All in all, the black hat asked "where is the problem?".
White thinking cap:
White is neutral and objective, representing information, facts and data; trying to discover information and enhancing information base is the key part of thinking; when using white hat thinking, attention should be paid to arranging information in parallel. Three questions should be kept in mind: what information do we have now? What more information do we need? How do we get the information we need? The types of information include solid facts, problems to be verified, anecdotes and personal opinions. If there is a disagreement, you can simply arrange the different views in parallel. If this conflicting issue is particularly important, it can also be tested later.
The essence of thinking: white thinking can help you to present facts and data like a computer; support an opinion with facts and data; search for facts and data for a certain point of view; trust facts and test facts; deal with information conflicts provided by two views; evaluate the relevance and accuracy of information; distinguish facts and inferences; and clearly fill the gap between facts and inferences act.
Red thinking cap:
The red flame makes people think of enthusiasm and emotion. It is the premonition, intuition and impression of something or a certain point of view; it is neither fact nor logical thinking; it is contrary to the impartial, objective and non emotional white hat thinking. Red hat thinking is like a mirror, reflecting all people's feelings.
The essence of thinking: when using red thinking, there is no need to give proof, no reason and basis. Red thinking can help you to express your emotions and intuition as they are. When using red hat thinking, limit the thinking time to 30 seconds and give the answer. The question for Red Riding Hood is: what do I feel about it?
Yellow thinking cap:
Yellow represents sunshine and optimism, represents the logical and positive side of things; yellow thinking pursues interests and values, and seeks the possibility of solving problems. When using yellow thinking, always think of the following questions: what are the positive factors? What are the valuable aspects? Is there anything particularly appealing about this idea? Is this feasible?
The essence of thinking: with the help of yellow thinking, we can think deeply, strengthen creative methods and new thinking directions. When explaining why an idea is valuable or feasible, reasons must be given. The question of the yellow hat is "what are the advantages" or "what are the benefits".
Blue thinking cap:
Blue is the color of the sky. It has the spirit of looking at the whole situation. Blue thinking is the "control cap", which is regarded as "process control" to master the thinking process itself; blue thinking is often used at the beginning, middle and end of thinking. We can use blue hats to define goals, make thinking plans, observe and draw conclusions, and decide what to do next. When using blue thinking, keep the following questions in mind: what is our agenda? What are we going to do next? What kind of hat are we using now? How can we summarize the existing discussion? What is our decision?
The essence of thinking: Blue thinking allows you to play the role of a thought promoter; focus and refocus; deal with the need for special types of thinking; point out inappropriate opinions; summarize thinking as needed; and promote group pair decision-making. The questions with blue hat are "what kind of thinking is needed", "what is the next step", "what thinking has been done".
