de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats®

Who is it for?

• Struggle to contribute? Gain a clear structure for organising your ideas and making your input count.
• Discussions feel unclear or repetitive? Keeps conversations focused and productive.
• Need practical thinking tools? Take away techniques you can use immediately.

• Meetings drag or fail to reach decisions? Structures discussion so outcomes are reached efficiently.
• Participation unbalanced? Ensure all voices are heard and dominant voices are managed.
• Need better facilitation skills? Gain a practical toolkit for structured, outcome-focused meetings.

• Boost team effectiveness quickly? Equip teams with a repeatable thinking process that enhances collaboration.
• Need practical Interventions? Practical techniques that can be applied the next day.
• Teams struggle with conflict? Reduce tension and improve decision-making.

• Decisions are slow or revisited? Accelerate clarity and alignment.
• Discussions repeat the same issues? Prevent debate fatigue and ensure actionable outcomes.
• Teams think inconsistently? Apply a proven, repeatable framework across all teams.

What you'll learn

This is a practical workshop where you practise all six thinking modes, apply the method to real workplace scenarios, learn to facilitate structured sessions and leave with tools you can use immediately. You will be able to:

• Structure discussions for focus and outcomes.
• Separate thinking into facts, risks, benefits, creativity, process and intuition.
• Contribute ideas confidently and manage differing viewpoints.
• Explore problems thoroughly without losing momentum.
• Lead shorter, more productive online or face-to-face meetings.

Typical workshop outline

• Understand: the nature of thinking, why argument is inadequate, and why meetings rarely create new thinking.
• Learn the Six Hats®: White (facts), Red (feelings), Black (risks), Yellow (benefits), Green (creativity), Blue (managing thinking).
• Apply the Hats®: single and systematic use, structuring meetings, turning disagreements into positive contributions, opportunity thinking, and creating action plans.

The Six Thinking Hats®:

	The White Hat Information available and needed		The Red Hat Intuition, feelings, and hunches
	The Black Hat Cautions and difficulties Where things might go wrong		The Yellow Hat Values and benefits Why something might work
	The Green Hat Alternatives and creative ideas		The Blue Hat Managing the thinking process

Duration and delivery methods available

Indigo is the exclusive UK distributor and training partner for Edward de Bono Limited. Six Thinking Hats® is a practical one-day workshop available online or face-to-face in the UK and worldwide. Flexible delivery options include public workshops, team sessions, or one-to-one coaching - which can be split into multiple days or sessions.

Training for trainers

Accrediting your trainers is the most cost-effective way to offer Six Thinking Hats® internally. After attending the workshop as a delegate, you or your in-house trainers will be taught by some of Indigo's globally recognised Master Trainers to the highest standard for other trainers. Accredited trainers can integrate the programme into your organisation's training plans at a fraction of the normal cost.

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