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A more formal time in which to develop ideas is the monthly call. This will be used for brainstorming and without being too prescriptive, will broadly follow the Six Hats of Critical Thinking method, which to look at a problem and come up with suggestions and the SCAMPER method to analyse solutions. Six Hats encourages looking at problems suggestions from different angles, represented by a hat colour. , while SCAMPER fits neatly into the green hat where we attempt to come up with and probe solutions based on t.
White hat
We start by sharing the information about the problem.
- What is the available information?
- What facts do we have?
Suggestions
At this point we come up with suggestions and for each one, we put on the hats below:
Yellow hat
We then think optimistically about the problem or suggestion, highlighting the advantages and benefits of solving it.
- What are the benefits?
- Why is it workable?
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We then think cautiously to identify the disadvantages of the suggestion and why it might not worklooking at the problem.
- What are the risks?
- Why is the suggestion not workable?
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- What is your hunch about the suggestion?
- What do you like/dislike/love/hate about it?
Green hat
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Blue hat
This is the process control plan where the meeting leaders manage difficulties during the discussions. It makes sure that the guidelines of the six thinking hat process is applied. This hat can be used to drive the thinking process to better routes. For example, if there are no ideas, the facilitators can direct the discussion to the green hat route.
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