What You'll Learn:
Thinking can be more enjoyable than confusing if you have the right categories to create a road map from problem to solution. Edward de Bono’s classic book outlines a technique for clear thinking that’s manageable enough that anyone can use it, and playful enough to sidestep ego. The approach has been implemented in education systems all over the world. It’s useful for improving your own thinking or creating a company culture that will get everyone on the same page.
Key Insights:
- Put on your thinking cap(s), and you might just become a thinker.
- Western education tends to make us reactive rather than active in our thinking and decisions.
- Substance follows intention.
- Wearing different hats gives you freedom to explore avenues of thinking that your ego would normally forbid.
- The six hats help individuals and groups think more clearly.