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Thinking

PRESENTED BY-

AYUSH JAIN

HIMANSHU SUKHIJA

SAURABH JAIN

ROCHAK VISHNOIPRERNA ARORA

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TOPICS -:

Linear Thinking.

Lateral Thinking.

The Six Thinking Hat.

Linear Thinking Vs Lateral Thinking.

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Linear Thinking : definitions

Linear thinking is to look at something from one pointof view.

Another definition of linear thinking includes

responding to one stimuli before responding to the next.Linear thinkers are thought to be logical and orderly,excelling at subjects like math and science.

A process of thought following known cyclesprogression where response to a step must be elicited before another step is taken.

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LINEAR THINKING

Linear thinking applies to an individual'sunderstanding of the world around them and how

they relate to events that occur.

Linear thinking is the most frequently used

approximation in our daily life.

Measuring systems are based on linear thinking

Budgetary salaries are based on linear thinking

Democracy is based on linear thinking

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What is Lateral Thinking?

Lateral thinking is about reasoning that is notimmediately obvious

Ideas may not be obtainable by using only

traditional step-by-step logic.

Techniques that apply lateral thinking to problemsare characterized by the shifting of thinking

patterns away from entrenched or predictablethinking to new or unexpected ideas.

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The Six

Thinking Hats

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Blue Hat

The Blue Hat stands for process control.

This is the hat worn by people chairing meetings.

When running into difficulties because ideas arerunning dry, they may direct activity into Green Hatthinking.

When contingency plans are needed, they will askfor Black Hat thinking, etc.

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White Hat

With this thinking hat you focus on the dataavailable. Look at the information you have, andsee what you can learn from it.

Look for gaps in your knowledge, and either tryto fill them or take account of them.

This is where you analyze past trends, and try toextrapolate from historical data.

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Red Hat

'Wearing' the red hat, you look at problems usingintuition, gut reaction, and emotion.

Also try to think how other people will reactemotionally.

Try to understand the responses of people who do

not fully know your reasoning.

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Green Hat

The Green Hat stands for creativity.

This is where you can develop creative solutions to

a problem.

It is a freewheeling way of thinking, in which thereis little criticism of ideas.

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Yellow Hat

The yellow hat helps you to think positively.

It is the optimistic viewpoint that helps you to see

all the benefits of the decision and the value in it.

Yellow Hat thinking helps you to keep going wheneverything looks gloomy and difficult.

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Black Hat

Using black hat thinking, look at all the bad pointsof the decision.

Look at it cautiously and defensively.

Try to see why it might not work. This is importantbecause it highlights the weak points in a plan.

It allows you to eliminate them, alter them, orprepare contingency plans to counter them.

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LINEAR THINKING LATERAL THINKING

Linear is straight line thinking Lateral is broad thinking

Linear starts at the problem and

works its way to the cause.

Lateral figures out what could be the

cause and goes there.

Linear is organized. Lateral is unorganized.

Linear Thinking is based on logic,

rules and rationality (or sustained

reason) to solve a problem.

Lateral Thinking instead focuses on

thought driven by a more indirect

approach. It encourages one to

delve into more of a creative form of

reasoning.

Linear Thinking is analytical,

sequential and highly focused.

Lateral Thinking is discovery,

exploration and spontaneity.

Linear Thinking is Safe Lateral Thinking requires an

acceptable of risk and failure.

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