1	Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats
2	1. White Hat: Think of white paper, which is neutral and carries information. The white hat has to do with data and information. What information do we have here? What information is missing? What information would we like to have? How are we going to get the information ?
3	2. Red Hat: Think of red and fire and warm. The red hat has to do with feelings, intuition, hunches, and emotions. Some put forward emotions but disguise them as logic. The red hat gives people permission to put forward their feelings and intuitions without any need to justify them. Put on my red hat and say what I feel about the project. My gut-feeling is that it will not work. I don’t like the way this is being done. My intuition tells me that that it is wrong direction.
4	3. Black Hat: The black hat is the "caution" hat. The black hat prevents us from making mistakes, doing silly things or doing things which might be illegal. The black hat is critical and judgemental. The black hat points out why something cannot be done. At the same time it is very easy to overuse the black hat.
5	4. Yellow Hat: Think of sunshine the yellow hat is for optimism and the logical positive view of things. The yellow hat looks for the feasibility and how something can be done. The yellow hat looks for benefits – but they must be logically based Yellow hat thinking often requires a deliberate effort. Benefits are not always immediately obvious and we might have to search for them. Every creative idea deserves some yellow hat attention.
6	5. Green Hat: Think of vegetation and rich growth. The green hat is for creative thinking. The green hat is for new ideas. The green hat is for additional alternatives. The green hat is for putting forward possibilities and hypotheses. The green hat covers "provocation" and "movement." The green hat requests creative effort. The green hat makes it possible to ask directly for a creative effort. The green hat makes time and space available for creative thinking.
7	6. Blue Hat: Think of the sky and an overview. The blue hat is for control. The blue hat thinks about the thinking being used. The blue hat sets the agenda for thinking. The blue hat suggests the next step in the thinking. The blue hat can ask for other hats. The blue hat asks for summaries, conclusions, and decisions. The blue hat can comment on the thinking being used.