ABSTRACT
This chapter explains how to control design studio by using six thinking hats of Edward de Bono. Each hat represents a different type of thinking, which helps to engage the creative and evaluative sides of an individual's mind. The six thinking hats are ordered in the design studio to help participants create and evaluate ideas. Blue-hat thinking focuses on managing the thinking process, keeping people on track, determining next steps, and creating action plans. White-hat thinking is used to better understand the facts of design problem. The white-hat thinking in a stakeholder meeting helps to determine the design problem. Green-hat thinking occurs when participants sketch, re-sketch, mash up or build wireframes. Participants use yellow-hat thinking to explore the value and benefit of a potential idea when the actual evaluation begins. Black-hat thinking is thinking critically about ideas after completing yellow-hat thinking. Red-hat thinking, which is an emotional and intuitive thinking, occurs to make decisions in the design studios.
