Oct 02Approaching projects with an analytical process

• By Carl Crawley in News,
• tagged Compliancy, content server, oc vision, Standards and Web Design

Each project that we work on at OC Vision is approached in the same analytical way to ensure you receive the best solution or product. The principles of which are based upon the de Bono Hats system as identified by Edward de Bono.

Edward de Bono is Maltese Psychologist and physician born in 1933 and is a prolific writer about lateral thinking. From his writings, he devised the de Bono hat system which, he theorized as a method of approaching problems and situations in a more analytical way to produce more substantially productive meetings and collaboration within teams.

As a result of this, he described a process of deliberately adopting different approaches to a situation or problem as an implementation of parallel thinking. Each approach is defined by symbolising putting on a hat. This system works within group situations or when working alone.

Six Hats
White Hat : (Blank Paper) An objective look at the problem. Informational with facts and figures only.
Red Hat : (Fire) A subjective hat about your feelings, emotion, feelings and intuition.
Yellow Hat : (Sun) An objective look at the situation. Praise, positivity and reasons why the problem will work.
Black Hat : (Judgement) An objective look at the problem. Why things won’t work, criticisms and negative aspects.
Green Hat : (Plant) A speculative/creative look at the problem. Alternatives to the problem, ideas and general feedback.
Blue Hat : (Sky) An overview of the problem. Looking at the big picture and the overall problem/process.

From a personal view in my role as Senior Information Architect, the de Bono system allows me to maintain focus on given problems and improves thinking processes while speeding up decision making and improving communication both with the internal team and clients.

If you would like to learn more about the de Bono system and how we would use this system on your requirements, contact us.