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Six Thinking Hats
I was advised to get this book as I had to arrange a number of Focus Groups with my team and hadn't really done this sort of thing before. I found the book very useful and easy to follow. Whilst the meeting may not have quite gone as planned everything that was scheduled to be discussed was and I put that down to the information I learnt in this book.
Six Thinking Hats - Edward de Bono
I needed a copy of this item for a course of study that I am undetaking at the moment. I find Amazon the perfect place for sourcing such books at a very affordable price in the used section. This is not the first such purchase I have made. This copy arrived promptly and was in the condition as described. I was familiar with the content in brief, but needed to read the matter in greater detail, I found it fascinating and very relevant to my studies.
Help me sell my books 
There are six thinking hats, you actually need to explain this to your collegues so that they know what you are talking about, in fact you should tell them to get a copy of the book. I thought this book will teach me how to think differently and more effectively but no, it talks about different thinking hats each represent a diffrent way of thinking like black hat represents negative thinking and you need to swich them as you need it but he does not actually explain how you do that it just talks about it. It is rubbish. (Note: I am wearing my black hat at the moment!)
Teaches the Left Brain and Right Crossover! 
The Six Thinking Hats is an easy to learn and apply, but powerful method to group decision making. Edward De Bono's common sense approach is both refreshing and insightful.
The Six Thinking Hats helps people use both their left and right brains efficiently by separating them into compartments (Thinking Hats). In other words, De Bono teaches how to achieve a strong Left Brain, Right Brain Crossover.
Each of the hats uses part of the left, or the right brain.
* The White Hat addresses facts and data -Left Brain
* The Red Hat addresses emotions - Right Brain
* The Black Hat addresses the weaknesses in ideas- Left Brain
* The Yellow Hat is hopeful and positive - Right Brain
* The Green Hat addresses creativity -Right Brain
* The Blue Hat is concerned with control -Left Brain
By separating thought patterns into compartments De Bono argues convincingly it is easier to come to rational conclusions for solving problems based on all aspects of the brain. In the Conclusion of the book he states:
"The biggest enemy of thinking is complexity, for that leads to confusion. When thinking is clear and simple, it becomes more enjoyable and more effective. The Six Thinking Hats concept is very simple to understand. It is also very simple to use."
Overall a fascinating and useful thinking tool for solving problems!
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Genuinely worthwhile
Please be wary of a review based on emotion, such as that by a reviewer initialled 'KD'. Whether or not Edward de Bono self-promotes, and whether or not this is entirely backed-up, he could never be considered an idiot (as was intimated in aforementioned review) - he is hugely respected in his field and, I for one, can forgive an occasionally unforgiving writing style, in return for the wonderful ideas presented in this book.
I do not consider a preface and background of an author to be worthy of influencing a review. This is essentially one of very few books worth reading in the whirlwind of publications on this topic. It is not a book without its faults, but I can think of very few that are. I consider a book worth reading if the money and, more importantly, time invested are outweighed by the benefits gained. This book more than satisfies that criteria...
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