7. criticial thinking “the process we use to reflect on, assess and
judge the assumption underlying our own and others ideas
and efforts”
creative thinking “the process we use to develop ideas that
are unique, useful and worthy of further elaboration.”
The University of Michigan
“Criticial and Creative Thinking” Page
at umich.edu sees
15. Critical Mindset Creative Mindset
• Certain • Flexible
• Closed to new information • Open to learning
• Demanding respect • Respecting others
• Isolating and analyzing ideas • Connecting ideas
• Avoiding change • Adapting to the unexpected
• Embracing correctness • Embracing ambiguity
• Going through the motion • Having fun
• Using tried and true methods • Discovering new ways
• Assessing and judging ideas • Developing unique and useful ideas
• Seeing urelated events • Seeing connection
• Seeing gaps and inconsistencies as failure • Seeing gaps and inconsistencies as clues
• Spotting wrong answers • Spotting wrong questions
• Criticizing the offbeat • Embracing the different
• Reacting • Anticipating
• Seeing failure as failure • Seeing failure as learning
• Describing what is • Embracing possibility
16.
17. Six Thinking Hats®
The main difficulty of thinking is
confusion
emotions
informations
logic
hope creativity
Help to do
one thing at a time
Create a
map of think
21. White Hat
Information
• Information we know
• Information we need
• How are we going to get that
information?
• Determines accuracy and
relevance
• Look at Other People’s Views
(O.P.V.)
22. Red Hat
Feelings, Intuition, Gut Instinct
• Permission to express feelings
• No need to justify
• Represents feelings right now
• Keep it short
• A key ingredient in decision
making
23. Black Hat
Risks, Difficulties and Problems
• The skeptical view
• Reasons must be given
• Points out Thinking that does
not fit the facts, experience,
regulations, strategy, values
• Points out potential problems
24. Yellow Hat
• Benefits and The optimistic view
• Reasons must be given
• Needs more effort than the black
hat
• Find the benefits and values
• Considers both short and long-
term perspectives
Benefits and Feasibility
25. Green Hat
New Ideas, Possibilities
• Creative thinking
• Seeks alternatives and possibilities
• Removes faults
• Doesn’t have to be logical
• Generates new concepts
26. Blue Hat
Managing the Thinking
• “Control” hat
• Organizes the thinking
• Sets the focus and agenda
• Summarizes and concludes
• Ensures that the rules are
observed
27. Information Feelings, Intuition, Gut Instinct
Risks, Difficulties and Problems Benefits and Feasibility
New Ideas, Possibilities Managing the Thinking
