The 6 thinking hats

One of the things Clinton teaches about is the "6 thinking hats". This is based on a book by Edward de Bono. People wear different colored "hats" throughout their day and throughout their lives. Most people have a tendency to wear the same 1 or 2 colored hats. It is when you can recognize that you can wear the other colored hats and see a situation in a different light that you grow. The hats are as follows....

Yellow Hat - These people are very optimistic and sunny. They see the good in every situation.

Red Hat - These people are very full of life and passion.

White Hat - These people are very analytical. They tend to be number crunchers or computer people. They love to analyze a situation.

Blue Hat- These people are managers. They often have jobs requiring they manage people. All moms wear the blue hat on occasion if not most of the time.

Green Hat- These people are very creative. They are your artists and musicians. Many entrepreneurs also wear the green hat as they use their creative skills in business situations.

Black Hat- These people are your Devils Advocate. They can see what can go wrong in any situation. ( They have a tendency to drive the yellow hats a little crazy and vice versa)

Clinton teaches that to have a good team in business you need to have people that represent all the hats. You can't have a person that wears the yellow hat all the time and doesn't think of the downside risk. Nor can you have a person that is strictly full of passion that does not to stop to look at the numbers. He has a very fun game where people literally try on the different hats and get to see situations in different lights. They are also on teams and have to problem solve strictly "being" the hat they are wearing.

Anyway, the reason for this post is to show you the incredibly cute "6 thinking hats" that one of our lifetime members, Erin Henderson made for Aidan. They are so cute! She is only 16 and a very creative girl. She made the hats "Aidan size" and did the embroidering. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Erin.

What "hat" do you wear mostly? I wear the yellow hat and the blue hat quite a lot.