# six thinking hats
#book #referencenote
- Author: [[Edward de Bono]]
- date of reading: September 2020
## some support material
- article [[blog - How to Solve Problems Using the Six Thinking Hats Method]]
- ![[parallel-thinking-in-action.png]]
## Summary
A book to help to make better decision, faster. Which also accelerate meetings.
The approach is called parallel thinking and is about focusing all the participants on the problem from a specific point of view. The points of view are represented by putting virtual-hats on of different colors. Each color represent a point of view.