NIKAOCONSULTING

COURSE OBJECTIVES

​

1.To understand how to use your whole brain for innovation

2.To learn about lateral thinking and the six thinking hats

3.To use the concept of the WHITE HAT  to come up with fact-based hypothesis

4.To use the concept of the YELLOW HAT to find opportunities and benefits

5.To use the concept of the GREEN HAT to think out of the box

6.To use the concept of the BLUE HAT to build clarity and details

7.To use the concept of the BLACK  HAT for contingency and risk planning

8.To use the concept of the RED HAT to harnass the power of experience

9.To strengthen the ability to think creativity and critically

​

COURSE OUTLINE

​

UNLEASHING THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAIN

• What is Creativity and am I creativity?

• Creative thinking and lateral thinking

• But I'm left brained - the left-right brain philosophy

• Thinking creatively and critically

• The Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono

​

THE WHITE HAT

• What is White Hat

• The White Hat Process: Ask-Analyze-Update

• 5 Questions to Ask

• Analyze using POS framework

• Update using SBAR framework

​

THE YELLOW HAT

• What is the Yellow Hat

• 3 Traits of a Yellow Hat Thinker

• How to be an Opportunity Thinker in 4 Areas

• The Ability to See and Sell Benefits

• Application of the YELLOW HAT at work

​

THE GREEN HAT

• What is the Green Hat

• Understanding How we Think

• Thin Slicing: the good & the bad

• Lateral Thinking: out of the box

• Random Input using Nouns

• Random Input using Pictures

• Application of the GREEN HAT at work

​

THE BLACK HAT

• What is Black Hat?

• Benefits of a Black Hat Thinker

• Reversal Thinking Technique

• Application of the BLACK HAT at work

• Risk Mitigation Process

​

THE RED HAT

• What is the Red Hat?

• Expression of what you feel: like, dislike, fear, love, hat

• Intuition and How it Works

• 3 Steps to Use Intuition

• Application of the RED HAT at work

• 4 Kinds of Intuition at work

​

THE BLUE HAT

• What is the Blue Hat

• Five Blue Hat Questions

• SMART Goals and Milestones

• Flow Charts and Project Management

• Application of the YELLOW HAT at work

• PDCA / The Deming Cycle

​

WRAP UP

• Critical Thinking – blue, black, white

• Creative Thinking – red, green, yellow

• Key Summary: How to Use 6 Thinking Hats

• Recap key Learning

• Questions

• Action Planning

​

COURSE DURATION :     

One day training program.

​

CERTIFICATION :     

Nikao Consulting internal certification of course attendance

​

TARGET GROUP:   

Managers, Supervisor, High-Potential Executives

 

METHODOLOGIES:   

Active Lecturing, Accelerated Learning techniques

Videos

Exercises, Activities and Games (related to content)

Self-evaluation assessments

Systems and processes

Observation and Coaching

Brainstorming and team discussion

Problem solving practices

Action planning