Six Thinking Hats® is a proven thinking tool for group discussions and individual thinking. It provides a framework to help people think clearly and thoroughly by directing their thinking attention in one direction at a time. The Six Thinking Hats technique stimulates clear, objective, creative thinking, and reduces the “trenching” of endless discussions and arguing. Create shorter, results-oriented meetings where people want to participate. Effectively analyze issues, generate ideas, and make better decisions.

The use of hats is a simple mental metaphor. Hats are easy to put on and to take off. Each hat is a different color that signals a unique thinking technique. In a group setting each member thinks using the same thinking hat, at the same time, on the same topic — a process called “parallel thinking.”

In this session, we will identify the purpose of each hat color and apply the tool to a variety of businesses and personal scenarios.

Speaker: 

Richard Orth is an Independent Learning Consultant, building on 40 years of experience with IBM Corporation as a change leader, facilitator, trainer, leadership coach, and business analyst. Richard has helped organizations and individuals to improve their capabilities in the areas of leadership development, cultural transformation, and process excellence. He has led hundreds of global organizational change engagements by developing capabilities in emotional intelligence, business process improvement, collaborative problem-solving, team-based decision-making, process facilitation, and conflict resolution. He has been an invited speaker at various agencies and organizations, both nationally and internationally.

Richard is also an IBM certified IT Specialist, a volunteer community mediator with ACCORD – A Center for Dispute Resolution, and is on the Boards of Directors for several community non-profit agencies. Richard Orth is an Independent Learning Consultant, building on 40 years of experience with IBM Corporation as a change leader, facilitator, trainer, leadership coach, and business analyst. Richard has helped organizations and individuals to improve their capabilities in the areas of leadership development, cultural transformation, and process excellence. He has led hundreds of global organizational change engagements by developing capabilities in emotional intelligence, business process improvement, collaborative problem-solving, team-based decision-making, process facilitation, and conflict resolution. He has been an invited speaker at various agencies and organizations, both nationally and internationally. 

Meeting Details: 

Zoom meeting details will be sent in the invoice confirmation e-mail, upon registration.