The 6 Thinking Hats approach improves both individual and collective thought processes. It consists of structuring thinking step by step with different, complementary ways of thinking, each represented by a colored hat that symbolize:
The white hat = neutrality
The red hat = emotional and intuitive
The black hat =pessimism
The yellow hat = optimism
The green hat = creativity
The blue hat = organization
Each person “wears” a hat of a particular color which is associated with a particular role as detailed above.