This six thinking hats
• Alternatively it may be used to state ones gut
reaction or feelings on an issue under discussion
- this is more common when using the hats to
review personal progress or deal with issues
where there is high emotional content that is
relevant to discussion. Finally, this hat can be
used to request an aesthetic response to a
particular design or object.
• Black Hat: Negative Judgment: Participants
identify barriers, hazards, risks, and other
negative connotations. This is critical thinking,
looking for problems and mismatches. This hat is
usually natural for people to use, the issues with
it are that people will tend to use it when it is
not requested and when it is not appropriate,
thus stopping the flow of others. Preventing
inappropriate use of the black hat is a common
obstacle and vital step to effective group
thinking. Another difficulty faced is that some
people will naturally start to look for the
solutions to raised problems - they start
practicing green on black thinking before it is
requested.